Macintosh Cinemania 1996: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access
  
PSS ID Number: Q146226
Article last modified on 03-05-1996
 
1996
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Cinemania for the Macintosh, 1996 edition
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SUMMARY
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Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, some files
and folders on the Microsoft Cinemania for the Macintosh, 1996 edition
compact disc may be inaccessible from some CD-ROM drives. This article
lists those files and tells how to test your CD-ROM drive.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The CD-ROM drive may have difficulty reading the files located on the
Compact disc. The files are:
 
   Files                        Location on Disc
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   Microsoft Multimedia Catalog      597 MB
   Data\Ctrl\Ctrl9\T018885a.wav      577 MB
   Data\Ctrl\Ctrl9\T018865a.wav      557 MB
   Data\Ctrl\Ctrl7\T018806b.wav      537 MB
   Data\Ctrl\Ctrl3\T017290a.wav      517 MB
 
   NOTE: The Cinemania 96 compact disc contains 597 MB of data. The
   final file on the disc is the Microsoft Multimedia Catalog.
 
Testing Your CD-ROM Drive
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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:
 
 1. Insert the Cinemania 96 disc into the CD-ROM drive.
 
 2. Open the Cinemania 96 disc.
 
 3. Drag the following file to your hard drive icon.
 
       Microsoft Multimedia Catalog
 
 4. Open the Data Folder.
 
 5. Open the Ctrl Folder.
 
 6. Open the Ctrl 9 Folder.
 
 7. Drag the following files to your hard drive icon.
 
       T018885a.wav
       T018865a.wav
 
 8. Close the Ctrl 9 Folder and open the Ctrl 7 Folder.
 
 9. Drag the following file to your hard drive icon.
 
       T018806b.wav
 
10. Close the Ctrl 7 Folder and open the Ctrl 3 Folder.
 
11. Drag the following file to your hard drive icon.
 
      T017290a.wav
 
If the following error message appears when you copy either file, then your
CD-ROM drive cannot read the disc at the specified location:
 
   The file <file name> couldn't be read, because a disk error occurred.
   Do you want to continue copying?
 
where <file name> is the file you are trying to copy.
 
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 the identical number of bytes. If the number of bytes
is different, then the CD-ROM drive is having problems reading the compact
disc.
 
For additional information, contact your CD-ROM drive manufacturer.
 
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Additional reference words: 1996 multi media multimedia multi-media
mmtitles kbmm cd compactdisc disk c-d tracks macmm
 
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.