How to Connect to my Aperture Library, which is on a Different Hard Drive?

In FCP X, the only option I get when I click on the still camera icon is iPhoto, which I don't use.
In order to avoid conflicts between FCS and FCP X, I have installed them on different start up drives.  My Aperture software and library are on the start up drive containing FCS, as they always have been.  The FCP X drive is the new start up drive.
When I start up on the FXP X drive, how do I gain access to my aperture library which is on the other drive?  If I can't gain access, how to I add a copy of the library and software to the new FCP X start up drive?
Thanks for any help.

Hi Ashley
iPhoto will have created duplicates and hidden your originals. You need to find your masters from the iPhoto Library - Right-Click and select “Show Package Contents”
Older versions of iPhoto uses an Originals folder and in later versions; Masters. It’s not a good idea to go messing with the structure as it could corrupt the iPhoto Library. Apple has made this structure for good reason; so that you can always use the revert command to go back to an original, even if you have edited in iPhoto using cropping or red eye removal, for example.
However, if as you indicate you have no further use for iPhoto, you could consider moving your originals/masters to a new folder structure (iPhoto automatically creates dated sub-folders) and then importing to Lightroom.
The link below gives further information:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/30/where-iphoto-pictures-are-located/

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