Microsoft KB Archive/146430

Mac Frank Lloyd Wright: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access

PSS ID Number: Q146430 Article last modified on 03-08-1996

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MACINTOSH

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Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, some files and folders on the Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) version 1.0 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 CD-ROM disc. The files are:

Files Location on Disc —– —————-

FLW22.aif 581 MB FLW.dir 561 MB FLW.dir 541 MB FLW.dir 521 MB FLW13.dir 501 MB

NOTE: The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright compact disc contains 581 MB of data. The final file on the disc is Tuflw22.aif.

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 FLW compact disc into the CD-ROM drive.   Open the FLW disc.   Open the PRE Folder.   Open the FLW Folder.   Drag the following files to your hard drive icon. Tuflw22.aif Flwchg.dir Flwdef.dir Flweh.dir Flweh13.dir 

If the following error message appears while you copy any of the files, 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 disc. To compare file size information, do the following:


 * 1) Locate the file on the disc.
 * 2) Click the file one time.
 * 3) On the File Menu, click Get Info.
 * 4) On the line displaying the Size, make note of the number of bytes used.
 * 5) Repeat steps 1-4 with the file that was copied to the hard drive.

The files should use an identical number of bytes. If the number of bytes is different, that means the CD-ROM drive is having problems reading the disc.

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

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