Installing or reinstalling CD-ROM software

CD-ROM software is a set of programs and files that allow your CD-ROM player to work correctly with your computer and allow it to play different kinds of CDs, like Photo CDs or audio CDs. If your computer came with a CD-ROM player installed, the CD-ROM software is part of system software and was pre-installed for you on your computer’s hard disk. (It is also available on floppy disks and a CD-ROM disc that came with your Macintosh.)

If you added a CD-ROM player after you bought your computer, the

CD-ROM software is probably on floppy disks that came with the player.

When should you install or reinstall CD-ROM software?

If your Macintosh came with the CD-ROM player already installed, you don’t need to install the CD-ROM software unless you encounter problems. (See “Solutions to CD-ROM Problems” earlier in this chapter for descriptions of the kinds of problems you might encounter.)

If you added a CD-ROM player after you bought your computer, you should install the CD-ROM software before you attempt to use the CD-ROM player.

Reinstalling CD-ROM software

1Start up your computer from disk 1 of the set of system software disks that came with your computer.

See “Starting Up From a Floppy Disk” in the section “Initializing a Hard Disk” earlier in this chapter.

2Click OK.

The Easy Install dialog box appears.

3Choose Custom Install from the pop-up menu.

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