Microsoft KB Archive/147423

Mac Dangerous Creatures: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access

PSS ID Number: Q147423 Article last modified on 03-09-1996

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= SUMMARY =

Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, some files and folders on the Microsoft Dangerous Creatures for the Macintosh, compact disc may be inaccessible from your CD-ROM drive. This article lists those files and tells how to test your CD-ROM drive.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The CD-ROM drive may have difficulty reading a file located on the CD-ROM disc. The file is:

File Location on Disc —- —————-

Microsoft Dangerous Creatures 597 MB

Note: The Dangerous Creatures CD-ROM contains 597 MB of data. The final file on the CD-ROM is Microsoft Dangerous Creatures.

Testing Your CD-ROM Drive
The CD-ROM drive may have difficulty reading files located on the outer portion, or track, of the compact disc. To test for specific drive- capacity limitations, do the following:

  Insert the Dangerous Creatures disc into the CD-ROM drive.   Open the Dangerous Creatures disc.   Drag the following file to your hard drive icon. Microsoft Dangerous Creatures 

If the following error message appears while copying any file, then your CD-ROM drive cannot read the disc at the specified location:

The file couldn’t be read, because a disk error occurred. Do you want to continue copying?

where is the name of the file you are copying.

If the file does copy, compare its size with the file on the compact disc.

Comparing File Size Information

 * 1) Locate the file on the compact disc.
 * 2) Click the file one time.
 * 3) On the File Menu, click Get Info.
 * 4) Note the number of Bytes Used shown on the Size line.
 * 5) Repeat the above procedure with the file that was copied to the hard drive.

The number of bytes used should be the same for both files. If the number of bytes is different, then the CD-ROM drive is having problems reading the compact disc.

For additional information about drive limitations, contact your CD-ROM drive manufacturer.

KBCategory: kbsetup kbenv kbmm kbhw kbtshoot kbprb KBSubcategory: macmm

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