Microsoft KB Archive/148144

Mac Cinemania 1995: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access

PSS ID Number: Q148144 Article last modified on 03-08-1996

1995

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 —– —————-

Cinemania ’95 ReadMe 552 MB Install Cinemania 552 MB Install Files MB

NOTE: The Cinemania compact disc contains 552 MB of data. The final file on the disc is Cinemania ’95 ReadMe.

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

  Insert the Cinemania ’95 disc into the CD-ROM drive.   Open the Cinemania ’95 disc.   Drag the following files to your hard drive icon. Cinemania ’95 ReadMe Install Cinemania   Drag the following file to your hard drive icon. MSCatMac 

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 trying to copy.

If the file does copy, compare its size with the file on the CD. 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, note of the number of bytes used.
 * 5) Repeat steps 1-4 for the file that you copied to the hard drive.

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

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

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