Yes, the CDs are factory models. I did try a couple of different CDs and
got the same Audio message but I did not run through many different CDs.

On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:00:27 -0500 Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> You did not mention if the CDs are factory, or burned.
> I have seen poorly burned (or poorly recognized) CDs
> identified wrong, (usually as Audio).
> It is even worse if they are erasable and were not quite
> "erased enough" by a marginal burner.
> CDs use a completely different file system (several as a
> matter of fact).   I just read that the original file system
> was for Audio only, and was adapted (or "extended")
> to include "data"...  Try not to think of a CD as being too
> much like a hard drive, even if the CD is using packet writing.
> They are a world apart from hard drives...
>
> If there is any question about a CD drive, I always move it to
> a different system and see what happens there...
> Just moving it and bringing it back will "check" things like loose
> or dirty connections...  It might even "fix" it...
>                  Rick Glazier
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William A Council" <[log in to unmask]>
> CD-Rom Drive reads all CDs as Audio
> > CD-Rom drive of a Pentium II, 32 MB Ram, 4 GB Hard Drive, 24x CD
> Rom
> > drive, Windows 98 SE calls all CDs placed inside Audio. Windows
> Media
> > Player also refuses to play any real Audio CDs. I have checked for
> the
> > latest drivers and download the latest critical updates from
> Microsoft. I
> > at the point of saying replace the drive but this doesn't act like
> any
> > defective CD-Rom drive that I have seen. Checked Audio CDs in a
> stand
> > alone player and they play perfectly there. The software CDs can
> also be
> > read from a different system.
> >
> > My question: Is it safe to assume that CD-Rom is defective and
> replace it
> > or could it still be a software problem.
>
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