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re: "M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready"
Monday, December 4, 2006 at 10:51 am
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Posted by Linda (2 messages posted)


Thanks, guys for the valuable informtion.


On Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 10:38 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>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:
"M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready" (gewg_: Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 10:38 pm)

Responses to this message:
*re: "M:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready" (Keith Stanier: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 4:38 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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