Microsoft KB Archive/156491

Encarta 1997 Standard: Testing for Drive Capacity

PSS ID Number: Q156491 Article last modified on 11-14-1996

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= SUMMARY =

Because of physical read limitations, some CD-ROM drives may not be able to access some files and folders on the Encarta compact disc. This article lists the location of some of those files and folders, and discusses a method to test your CD-ROM drive.

The following are the final three folders on the Encarta 1997 Standard compact disc. These folders are the outermost tracks on the disc.

d:-646 MB d:  642-644 MB d:-641 MB

To test for specific drive-capacity limitations, try to access the following files located in the outermost megabytes of the Encarta compact disc:

d:.mid 640 MB d:.avi 620 MB d:.wav 601 MB d:12589a.avi 580 MB

The Encarta compact disc contains 646 MB of data. The final file on the CD-ROM is d:.wav.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To test drive-capacity limitations, you should copy the file to the hard drive and perform a file comparison as specified in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE ID: Q94653 TITLE : Using FC.EXE to Verify CD-ROM File System Drivers

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