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Apple CD-ROM Software version 5.4 was released on December 1, 1997. It requires System 7.1 or later. This software can be installed on many international versions of Mac OS as well as North American Mac OS.
This software lets you use an Apple CD-ROM drive with your Macintosh computer. Previously only available from Mac OS 8.0, this version includes improved audio CD handling and support for 12x CD-ROM drives used with a PowerBook 1400.
About Apple CD-ROM Version 5.4
This file includes important information about Apple CD-ROM version 5.4, software that lets you use an Apple CD-ROM drive with your Macintosh computer. You need system software version 7.1 or later of the Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS) to use this software. Because this information is not included in the documentation accompanying your Macintosh computer, you may want to print it. To do so, choose Print from the File menu.
Installation Instructions
To install this extension, drag the Apple CD-ROM file from the floppy disk to the System Folder of your hard disk. A dialog box will inform you that the file needs to be stored in the Extensions folder and will ask if you want to put it there. Click on the OK button. You may then get a dialog box warning you that another version of the driver exists and will ask if you want to replace it with the one you are moving. Click on the OK button. You will then need to restart your Macintosh to load the new extension.
Tips and Troubleshooting
Using a 12x CD-ROM drive in a PowerBook 1400
If you are using CD in a PowerBook 1400 with a 12x CD-ROM drive and are unable to see it, you may have an incompatible version of the CD-ROM driver. Earlier versions of the CD-ROM driver did not work with the 12x CD-ROM drive in the PowerBook 1400. To find out if you have one of these versions of the CD-ROM driver, open the Extensions folder in the System Folder. Select the Apple CD-ROM extension and choose Get Info from the File menu. If the version is not 5.3.3 or newer, you will need to upgrade this file. Follow the steps listed above to install the new driver.
Saving a copy of PhotoCD Slide Shows
If you experience issues while saving a PhotoCD Slide Show to a hard drive, copy the Slide Show Viewer application to the hard drive, increase the memory in the Get Info box, and open the Slide Show with that copy of the application.
Using QuickTime AutoPlay
The Audio CD AutoPlay option can cause issues with the track lists in the AppleCD Audio Player and CDStrip Control Strip module. If this happens, open the Audio Player and click on the Normal mode button to correct it.
Playing Enhanced CDs
Audio tracks on Enhanced Compact Discs may stop playing if you open a program, access a file, or use the Finder. Enhanced CDs contain both audio and data information, such as text, movies, or multimedia software. On occassion, the Finder needs to access information about the data portion of the CD, which causes the audio to stop playing. This situation does not occur with standard audio CDs.
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mprovements to the Software
Version 5.4
Improved scanning across track boundaries of an audio disc using the AppleCD Audio Player.
Improved sleep mode for CD-ROM drives.
Improved handling of empty track lists.
With version 5.3.3 of the CD-ROM driver there were issue with playing audio on older SCSI-1 (CD-150 and prior) CD-ROM drives. This has been fixed in this version.
Version 5.3.3
The Apple CD-ROM software now always loads on PowerBooks, even when the internal CD-ROM drive is not installed at startup.
Version 5.3.2
For CD Extra discs, the Apple CD-ROM software mounts both the HFS and ISO partitions (if present), allowing AppleCD Player to locate and use the CD Extra data regardless of what partition it is on.
Version 5.3.1
Previously you may have received occasional error messages when scanning (fast-forwarding) between tracks in shuffle and program modes. This issue has been corrected in version 5.3.1.
Version 5.3
The Apple CD-ROM software works with all current Apple CD-ROM drives.
Version 5.2
The Apple CD-ROM software now works with ATAPI CD-ROM drives, such as those used in the Macintosh PowerBook 1400.
Previously system errors could occur when a shared CD-ROM drive was accessed by a client computer. This has been corrected in version 5.2.
Previously the CD-ROM drive may have gone into sleep mode while playing an audio CD. This issue has been corrected in version 5.2.
Version 5.1.7
The Apple CD-ROM software now works with 6x-speed CD-ROM drives.
Version 5.1.6
The Apple CD-ROM software now works with Apple PC Compatibility Cards for PCI-based Macintosh computers.
Version 5.1.5
If you have an Apple CD-600 drive and were using Apple CD-ROM version 5.1, you may have had intermittent issues playing the Peter and the Wolf CD. In version 5.1.5, this has been corrected.
Previously a PhotoCD with more than 30 sessions would not start up properly. Now a PhotoCD of up to 50 sessions (the theoretical maximum number of sessions on a PhotoCD) will start properly.