Microsoft KB Archive/147417

Mac Cinemania 94: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access

PSS ID Number: Q147417 Article last modified on 03-08-1996

1994

MACINTOSH

= SUMMARY =

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

= MORE INFORMATION =

The CD-ROM drive may have difficulty reading the files located on the compact disc. The files are:

Files Location on Disc —– —————-

Install Cinemania 570 MB Installer Files’94 569 MB Installer 568 MB Installer FilesFiles MB

NOTE: The Cinemania disc contains 648 MB of data. The final file on the CD-ROM is Install Cinemania.

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

  Insert the Cinemania disc into the CD-ROM drive.   Open the Cinemania compact disc.   Drag the following files to your hard drive icon. Install Cinemania Installer   Open the Installer Files Folder.   Drag the following file to your hard drive icon. Cinemania ’94   Open the System Files Folder   Drag the following file to your hard drive icon. QuickTime 

If the following error message appears while you 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 disk 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.

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