IBM 09N4076 manual Disc, Write, Eject

If

there

are

two

devices

on

the

IDE

port,

attach

the

connector

at

one

end

of

the

cable

to

the

IDE

port.

If

there

is

a

hard

disk

drive,

attach

it

to

the

connector at

the

other

end

of

the

cable

and

attach

the

CD-RW

drive

to

the

middle

connector.

You

cannot

format a CD-RW disc.

Take

the

following

actions:

1.

Verify

that

your

computer

has

the

latest

level

IDE

CD-ROM device driver for

your

CD-ROM

drive.

Refer

to

the

documentation

for

your

computer

or

your

CD-ROM

drive

to

determine

which

device

driver

file

to

look

for.

2.

Verify

that

your

system

has

the

latest

level

IDE

controller

device

driver.

Refer

to

the

documentation

for

your

computer

or

IDE

controller

to

determine

which

device

driver

file

to

look

for.

You

cannot

create

a

multisession

disc.

Be

sure

that

there

is

enough

space

left

on

the

media

for

another

session.

Writing

a

session

requires

lead-in

and

lead-out

space

(about

15

MB)

in

addition

to

the

data

that

is

recorded.

You

cannot

successfully

write

to

a

CD-R

or

CD-RW

disc.

Take

the

following

actions:

1.

Verify

that

the

process

is

not

being

interrupted

by

a

screen

saver,

an

antivirus

program,

an

Internet

or

e-mail

program,

or

other

software.

Disable

the

functions

that

might

interrupt

the

write

operation.

2.

Verify

that

your

computer

has

the

minimum

processor

listed

in

the

system

requirements

for

this

option.

3.

Verify

that

the

hard

disk

drive

has

been

defragmented.

4.

Replace

the

disc

if

it

is

damaged

or

scratched.

5.

Disable

the

Windows

Auto

Insert

Notify

function

on

your

CD-ROM

and

CD-RW

drives.

You

cannot

eject

a

CD.

Take

the

following

actions

after

ensuring

that

the

drive

is

not

in

the

process

of

writing

to

a

disc:

1.

Eject

the

CD

through

the

software.

2.

Use

the

Eject/Load

button.

3.

Turn

off

the

computer.

Wait

45

seconds;

then

turn

on

the

computer

and

try

using

the

Eject/Load

button

again.

4.

If

other

methods

do

not

work,

use

the

manual-eject

hole,

using

instructions

given

in

“Manually

ejecting

a

CD”

on

page

1-13.

2-6 IBM 4X/8X/32X CD-ReWritable Internal IDE Option Kit