Microsoft KB Archive/147412

Mac Ancient Lands: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access

PSS ID Number: Q147412 Article last modified on 03-09-1996

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Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, some files and folders on the Microsoft Ancient Lands for the Macintosh 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 —– —————-

Microsoft Multimedia Catalog 582 MB Ancient Lands Read Me 579 MB SimpleText 579 MB System FilesManager 579 MB System Files MB

NOTE: The Ancient Lands disc contains 582 MB of data. The final file on the disc is the Microsoft Multimedia Catalog

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 Ancient Lands disc into the CD-ROM drive.   Open the Ancient Lands disc.   Drag the following files to your hard drive icon. Microsoft Multimedia Catalog Ancient Lands Read Me SimpleText   Open the System Files Folder.   Drag the following files to your hard drive icon. Sound Manager Sound If the following error message appears while copying any file, then your CD-ROM drive cannot read the disk at the specified location: The file couldn’t be read, because a disk error occurred. Do you want to continue copying? where is 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 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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