TITLE
    PowerBook 3400: 12x CD-ROM Drive Not Reading Enhanced or CD Plus CDs
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		24222
11/17/97
5/29/01
TOPIC

    I have a PowerBook 3400/240 with a 12x CD-ROM drive. It appears my system cannot read enhanced CDs.

DISCUSSION

    Yes. Some (but not all) PowerBook 3400/200 systems will exhibit this behavior. Apple is aware of the situation. For customers whose PowerBook 3400/200 exhibits this behavior, here's what to do:

    • call Apple Tech Support (if live telephone support from Apple is currently available to you)
    or
    • post a request to Apple Discussions at http://support.info.apple.com/te/ . When you post your request to the Discussion Forum, be sure to include your email address in your posting, and the program will be sent to you via e-mail.

    What are enhanced CDs?

    Enhanced music CD is an emerging standard that has been set forth by Sony and Philips. Enhanced CD also goes by the names "CDExtra" and "CD+". The Enhanced Music CD is hosted on a standard multi-session disc. The first of two sessions contains Red Book audio (that can play in any audio CD player) while the second session contains data in the Yellow Book format (that can be viewed in most CD-ROM drives).

    The Enhanced Music CD disc, or Blue Book, defines data files and formats for pictures, lyrics, credits, and custom data areas. QuickTime for Macintosh and Windows extends the features offered by the Blue Book spec through a new file format called QuickTime Audio CD (QuAC). A QuAC file provides additional information about the people who created the CD as well as QuickTime movies of interviews and music videos.

    For more information on CD formats, see the following articles:

    Article 17805: CD-ROM: Standards Used
    Article 2598: Three Compact Disc Formats Described


Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: PowerBook
Sub Category: PowerBook 3000 Series
Keywords: kpbook, supt

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