Flight Simulator 98: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access
  
PSS ID Number: Q184024
Article last modified on 05-24-1999
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 
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SUMMARY
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Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, you may be unable to
open some of the files and folders on the Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 compact
disc. This article lists those files and supplies a method to test your CD-ROM
drive.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The CD-ROM drive may have difficulty reading the final folder, listed below,
from the Flight Simulator 98 CD-ROM.
 
+-----------------------------------------------+
| Folder                     | Location on disc | 
+-----------------------------------------------+
| Fs98\Scenery\World\Scenery | 553-554 MB       | 
+-----------------------------------------------+
 
To test for specific drive-capacity limitations, attempt to gain access to the
following files.
 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Files                                      | Location on disc | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Fs98\Scenery\World\Scenery\South.bgl       | 553-554 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Fs98\Aircraft\B737_400\Panel\Boeing.bmp    | 537-538 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Boosters\Usnw\Scenery\Files532\F532421.bgl | 509-510 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Boosters\Usgl\Scenery\Files536\F536491.bgl | 475-476 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
 
The Flight Simulator 98 CD-ROM contains 363 MB of data. The final file on the
CD-ROM is Fs98\World\Scenery\South.bgl.
 
Testing Your CD-ROM Drive
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To test the integrity of any files you copy from your CD-ROM drive to your hard
disk, compare the files using the MS-DOS File Compare program (Fc.exe). You can
use this test to determine if the CD-ROM subsystem is functioning properly at
the device driver or hardware level(s).
 
The Fc.exe program is a useful method for testing problems related to general
protection (GP) faults or other critical errors (such as read errors or out of
memory messages) that may occur when you use CD-ROM drives with Windows
programs.
 
To test your CD-ROM drive, attempt to copy one of the following files to your
hard disk.
 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Files                                      | Location on disc | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Fs98\Scenery\World\Scenery\South.bgl       | 553-554 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Fs98\Aircraft\B737_400\Panel\Boeing.bmp    | 537-538 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Boosters\Usnw\Scenery\Files532\F532421.bgl | 509-510 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Boosters\Usgl\Scenery\Files536\F536491.bgl | 475-476 MB       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
 
For information about how to copy files in Windows, follow these steps:
 
1. Click Start, and then click Help.
 
2. On the Index tab, type "copying" (without the quotation marks), and then
   double-click Files Or Folders.
 
3. Click Copying A File Or Folder, and then click Display.
 
If you receive the following error message
 
   CDR101: Not Ready
 
the CD-ROM drive cannot read the disc at the specified location.
 
If the file is copied, test the file's integrity by using Fc.exe with the /B
(binary) switch. For example, to compare the South.bgl file on the CD-ROM to the
South.bgl file you copied to your hard disk, type the following at the MS-DOS
command prompt, and then press ENTER
 
   fc /b <D>:\Fs98\World\Scenery\South.bgl <C>:\South.bgl
 
where <D> is the letter of your CD-ROM drive, and <C> is the letter
of your hard disk.
 
If you receive errors, your CD-ROM drive is having problems reading the compact
disc at that location.
 
Additional query words: 98 fltsim msgame cdrom cd rom
 
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Keywords          : kbhw kbsetup fsim fs98 kbimu 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.