You cannot read from the CD after successfully writing to it.
Takethe following actions:
1. If you can read the CD in another CD player or you can see previous
sessions, the directory information might be damaged on the volume,
making it unreadable. Check theAdaptec software online user ’s guide for
more troubleshooting ideas.
2. Youmight have a damaged CD-R or CD-RW disc. Try a new CD-R disc or
CD-RW disc, or another brand of disc.
3. If you can read from a CD-RWdisc in the CD-RW drive, but not in another
MR drive, be sure that a UDF Reader program is installed on the computer
which contains the other MR drive. For more information on installing the
UDF Reader program, go to “Installing the UDF reader softwarefor
Windows95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows NT
4.0”on page 1-10.
4. Verifythat you are not attempting to write the disc under extreme
environmental conditions such as the following:
vlow temperature: 5°C(41°F) or below
vhigh temperature: 45°C(113°F) or above
vexcessive shock: >0.5 G
vexcessive vibration: >0.1 G
5. Make sure the CD-R disc is “closed.”See the recordingsoftware help
section. Anon-closed audio disc cannot be played in your car or home CD
player.
You cannot access the CD-RW drive, or the drive icon doesnot display (Windows 95 or Windows 98)
If the CD-RW drive has been properlyinstalled, there will be an icon for the
drive in the My Computer window.If you double-click the My Computer icon
and there is no drive icon present in the displayed window,make sure that the
drive has been properly installed, and that the configuration jumper has been
correctly set. For more information, see “Step 4. Setting the configuration
jumper”on page1-7. Next, restart your system. If a drive icon is still not
found, continue with the following steps.
1. Click Start, and then select Settings. The Settings window opens.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click System.
4. Click the Device Manager tab.
5. Double-click ViewDevices by Type.
a. Click Hard Disk Controllerson the Device Manager list. Make sure that
there are no conflicts with the controller.Be sure that the device status
indicates that the controller is working properly.
AppendixB. Problem Solving B-3