IBM 28L2234 manual format, cannot, after, successfully, writing, Cd-Rw

2. You might have a damaged CD-R or CD-RW disc. Try a new CD-R disc or CD-RW disc, or another brand of media.

drive,

attach

it

to

the

connector

at the

other

end

of

the

cable and4.

Consult the

hard

disk drive

manufacturer

or vendor

if

an

older

attach

the

CD-ReWritable

drive

to

the

middle

connector.

hard

disk

drive

is

conducting

a

thermal

recalibration

during

a

write

operation.

You

cannot

format

a CD-RW disc.

5.

Replace

media

if

it

is

bad

or

scratched.

Take

the following

actions:

6.

Try

disabling

the

Windows

Auto

Insert

Notify

function

on

your

1.

Verify

that

your

system

has

the

latest

level

IDE

CD-ROM

device

CD-ROM

and

CD-RW

drives.

driver.

You

cannot

eject

a CD.

2.

Verify

that

your system has the latest

level

Busmaster

IDE

controller

device driver.

Take

the

following

actions

after

ensuring that

the

drive

is

not in the

process of

writing

to

a

disc:

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.	Eject the CD			through	software.
2.	Use	the	eject	button.
3.	Turn	off	the	computer.	Wait	45	seconds;	then turn on the
	computer	and	try using		the	eject	button	again.

4.If other methods do not work, use the manual eject hole, using instructions given in “Manually ejecting a CD” on page 2-6.

1.

Verify

that

the

process

is

not being

interrupted

by

a screen

You

cannot

read

from

the

CD

after

successfully

writing

to it.

saver,

an antivirus

program,

an

Internet

or

E-mail

program,

or

other

The

the

following

actions:

software. Disable

the

functions

that

might

interrupt

the

write

1. If

you can

read

the

CD in

another

CD

player

or

you

can see

operation.

previous

sessions, the

directory

information

might

be

damaged

on

2.

Verify

that

the

computer

system

has

the

minimum

processor.

the

volume,

making

it

unreadable.

Check

the

documentation

that

3.

Verify

that

the

hard

drive

has

been

defragmented.

comes

with

the

software

for troubleshooting

ideas.

Part 3: Appendixes 3-21