Mac Cinemania 1995: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access
  
PSS ID Number: Q148144
Article last modified on 03-08-1996
 
1995
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Cinemania for the Macintosh, 1995 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 compact disc may be inaccessible from
your CD-ROM drive. This article lists those files and tells how to test
your 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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   Cinemania '95 ReadMe              552 MB
   Install Cinemania                 552 MB
   Install Files\MSCatMac            546 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
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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:
 
1. Insert the Cinemania '95 disc into the CD-ROM drive.
 
2. Open the Cinemania '95 disc.
 
3. Drag the following files to your hard drive icon.
 
      Cinemania '95 ReadMe
      Install Cinemania
 
4. 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 <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 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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