TITLE
    AppleCD SC: Plays Music But Won't Read Data Problem
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		7800
7/2/91
8/29/91
TOPIC




    The CD Remote desk accesory on my Macintosh suddenly doesn't work anymore.
    I can play audio CDs just fine, but that's all.

    The CD-ROM platter loads, the access light comes on, and the access
    light blinks once. Then the system freezes up. The AppleCD SC's eject
    button ejects the platter, and finally an alert box appears suggesting that
    the disk is not Macintosh formatted.

DISCUSSION


    This is probably caused by an incompatible third-party INIT corrupting the
    System file. The CD-ROM driver v3.0.1 loads incorrectly and can't read
    data discs, though it still can play audio CDs.

    Follow these repair steps:

    1) Trash your old System, then reinstall a new System. Be sure
    there are no duplicate System folders on the hard drive before
    reinstalling.

    2) Put only Apple INITs into the System folder; see if the AppleCD SC
    works.

    3) One at a time, add your third-party INITs and CDEVs back into the
    System folder, testing after each addition. It's entirely possible that
    you'll get everything put back the way it was and the system will
    work--this would show that you had a corrupted System resoure file.



Document Information
Product Area: Peripherals
Category: CD-ROM
Sub Category: AppleCD SC

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