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"M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready"
Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 10:38 pm
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Posted by gewg_ (3489 messages posted)


was: ADAPTEC DirectCD

|I get this message when I try to play a CD
| Linda

Your description is very sketchy.

It could be that the thing worked at one time
and it has increasingly given problems--eventually not working at all.
In that case, get a lens cleaner and use it.
If the drive is very old, the laser LED could be degraded past reliability
and you need to replace the drive.

It could be that the thing worked at one time and suddenly didn't.
In that case, it could be a corrupt device driver,
meaning that the old driver should be removed and a replacement installed.

It could be that the drive is brand new and you have never seen it work.
In that case, it needs to be connected with a power cable and a signal cable,
jumpered properly, and needs a device driver installed.




Written in response to:
ADAPTEC DirectCD (Linda: Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 11:12 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: "M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready" (Linda: Monday, December 4, 2006 at 10:51 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-ADAPTEC DirectCD (Linda: Thu, Nov 30, 2006, 11:12 am)
-re: ADAPTEC DirectCD (gabriele hauschild: Thu, Nov 30, 2006, 6:32 pm)
*re: ADAPTEC DirectCD (dhm: Thu, Nov 30, 2006, 10:01 pm)
-"M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready" (gewg_: Thu, Nov 30, 2006, 10:38 pm)
-re: "M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready" (Linda: Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 10:51 am)
*re: "M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready" (Keith Stanier: Tue, Dec 5, 2006, 4:38 am)
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