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- DOCUMENT:Q103486 09-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Sound Blaster CD-ROM Driver Does Not Support CD Audio
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- The Sound Blaster CD-ROM driver (MKECR5XX) that ships with Windows NT
- is for accessing data, MIDI, and .WAV files only. It is not compatible
- with either the Media Player (CD Audio option) or the CD Player
- utilities provided with Windows NT and cannot play CD Audio files.
-
- Neither the Sound Blaster Pro or the most prevalent CD-ROM drives that
- accompany the sound card and its proprietary interface (Panasonic
- CR-521 and the CR-561) support Multimedia (CD Audio) operation in
- Windows NT.
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- MORE INFORMATION
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-
- If a pure CD Audio disc is inserted and then you access it using the
- Media Player or the CD Player, no sound or very low sound will be
- heard. If you then insert a data disk and attempt to access the CD-ROM
- from File Manager, an "Incorrect Function" error message appears on
- the screen. Furthermore, if the computer is booted with a pure CD
- Audio disc inserted, data functionality is lost at the outset of the
- Windows NT session and the drive is either not recognized at all or,
- if it is recognized, an "Incorrect Function" error message will still
- appear when you attempt to access data. In either case, data
- functionality is lost and the system must be rebooted to provide
- access to the CD-ROM for data transfers.
-
- A compact disc that has data, MIDI and .WAV files (such as MS
- Bookshelf) will function correctly. These files can be accessed
- through the Media Player or Sound Recorder by selecting the
- appropriate media format from within the applet. A disc that has data,
- MIDI, WAV and CD Audio files (such as MS Multimedia Beethoven)
- function, but CD Audio files do not play.
-
- NOTE: Attempting to play the CD Audio files on MS Beethoven does not
- corrupt data functionality of the CD-ROM driver (MKECR5XX) like trying
- to access a pure audio CD will do. The files just won't play.
-
- The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of
- Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
- products' performance or reliability.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 W_NTAS soundblaster
- KBCategory:
- KBSubcategory: devdrv ioput
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- Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.