Burner drive is unstable

[Robin]

I keep losing my burner drive. Has anyone seen this
message before, and do you know how to resolve the issue.
Thanks,
Robin

The device 'IDE-CD R/RW 8x4x32' (IDE\CdRomIDE-
CD_R/RW_8x4x32__ _____________________1.5____\5
634334f32304437304430373932202 0_0_0_0_0) disappeared
from the system without first being prepared for removal

 

[Chris]

Have you checked interface and power cables for less-than-pleasant
connections?

IIRC this error occurs when a device is not marked safe for sudden removal
and is then "removed". When I say it is "removed" I mean it is "seen" as
removed by the PNP manager. This could be caused by a number of things.

I would first check out connections (e.g. try swapping onto a different IDE
cable). If it still persists, perhaps the drive is not operating
correctly...or even the mother-board could have a failure. Try to eliminate
some possibilities and don't assume it's a software issue (I'm not saying
you're assuming that .

Hope this helps,
Chris