Dell 8200 has both CD-RW and DVD reader; both exhibit the
following problem:
After machine has booted, if I insert a CD in either one
and try to read it, I get an error message that includes
the phrase "incorrect function"; if, however, I restart
the machine with a CD in the drive, then, after booting
has completed, I can read the disk and use it
appropriately (e.g. install a program from it); I still
can't however remove the CD, reinsert it and read it (same
error message occurs). I googled the error message and
got several hits, but nothing with quite the same symptoms.

I also booted to safe mode, removed the drives from the
device list and rebooted (to redetect/reinstall) with no
change in symptoms...checked event viewer for any obvious
system messages like ATAPI or IDE failures, but nothing
obvious to me...

Is this familiar to anyone out there? TIA

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321641

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Nathan McNulty


steve wrote:
> Dell 8200 has both CD-RW and DVD reader; both exhibit the
> following problem:
> After machine has booted, if I insert a CD in either one
> and try to read it, I get an error message that includes
> the phrase "incorrect function"; if, however, I restart
> the machine with a CD in the drive, then, after booting
> has completed, I can read the disk and use it
> appropriately (e.g. install a program from it); I still
> can't however remove the CD, reinsert it and read it (same
> error message occurs). I googled the error message and
> got several hits, but nothing with quite the same symptoms.
>
> I also booted to safe mode, removed the drives from the
> device list and rebooted (to redetect/reinstall) with no
> change in symptoms...checked event viewer for any obvious
> system messages like ATAPI or IDE failures, but nothing
> obvious to me...
>
> Is this familiar to anyone out there? TIA