Mac Cinemania 94: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access
  
PSS ID Number: Q147417
Article last modified on 03-08-1996
 
1994
 
MACINTOSH
 

---------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Cinemania for the Macintosh, 1994 edition
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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
   -----                                    ----------------
 
   Install Cinemania                             570 MB
   Installer Files\Cinemania '94                 569 MB
   Installer                                     568 MB
   Installer Files\System Files\QuickTime        567 MB
 
   NOTE: The Cinemania disc contains 648 MB of data. The final
   file on the CD-ROM is Install Cinemania.
 
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:
 
1. Insert the Cinemania disc into the CD-ROM drive.
 
2. Open the Cinemania compact disc.
 
3. Drag the following files to your hard drive icon.
 
      Install Cinemania
      Installer
 
4. Open the Installer Files Folder.
 
5. Drag the following file to your hard drive icon.
 
      Cinemania '94
 
6. Open the System Files Folder
 
7. Drag the following file to your hard drive icon.
 
      QuickTime
 
If the following error message appears while you copying any 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 name of 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 compact 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.
 
KBCategory: kbsetup kbenv kbmm kbhw kbtshoot kbprb
KBSubcategory:
 
Additional reference words: 1994 multi media multimedia multi-media
mmtitles kbmm cdrom disk cd-disc
=============================================================================
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.