With the DOS Compatibility Card in the Power Macintosh 6100 series, Macintosh Performa 6100 series, or Macintosh 630 series, you have the ability to play audio Compact Discs in Microsoft Windows if you are using an AppleCD 150, AppleCD 300, or AppleCD 300 Plus CD-ROM drive. Before you can play an audio CD, however you must configure Windows to play them.
Another option is to the Mac OS to play Audio CD-ROM discs using the AppleCD Audio Player. When you switch back to MS-DOS or Windows environment, the Audio CD-ROM will continue playing.
Configuring Windows For Audio CD-ROM Discs
1. Open the Main group.
2. Open the Control Panel and Double-Click the Drivers icon.
3. Click on Add
4. Select [MCI] CD Audio
5. Insert Windows disk 5 and type in A:\\ in the dialog box that appears.
6. Click the 'OK' button to install the driver from the floppy disk. A dialog appears informing you that one CD-ROM drive was detected.
7. Click the 'OK' button, and close all open windows except the Program Manager window.
Microsoft Windows is now configured to play Audio Compact Discs.
Playing Audio CD-ROM Discs
1. Open the Accessories group.
2. Double-click on the Media Player icon.
3. Insert an Audio CD into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Choose CD Audio from the Device menu.
5. Click the Play button.
The following computers are in the Macintosh 630 family: Performa 630, Performa 635, Performa 636, Performa 637, Performa 638, Performa 640, LC 630, and Quadra 630.
The following computers are in the Macintosh Performa 6100 series: Performa 6110, Performa 6112, Performa 6115, Performa 6117, and Performa 6118.