cd drive "is not accessible-incorrect function"

[bob]

I am unable to utilize my 2 cd rom drives and my 3.5"
floppy. cd's do play music however. all cables have been
checked and floppy was replaced. If i access the e: drive
i will get the e:\is not accessible-incorrect function
message. Help!

 

[Tammy]

I have the same problem! My floppy & CD R/W both
inacessible. I've tried for hours to fix. Will let you
know the outcome / fix... please let us know if you find a
cure!

 

[George Hester]

Have you checked Device Manager? Your CD-ROM drive should be listed there without the yellow blobs.

 

[bob]

George, I have 10 hours invested. I have been able to
utilize the cd drive from boot up with F8 key. I have run
win 2000 repair 2x. Here's my take so far. it's either
the motherboard controller OR the win 2000. I am going to
purchase and load Win XP professional tonight. I have not
updated my bios yet, but the ASUS system is 4 months old.
The device manager reads as it should. everything looks
great, ie., this device is working properly, etc, etc.
UNTIL i right click a device to explore and then get the
message. It could be a virus, but since this is the main
computer out of a network of five, I'm on automatic
updates with Norton and full scans every week. We block
internet traffic at night. What is really unsettling is
Tammy's Post. Could it be a microsoft update gone
faulty? We have downloaded all updates as of this last
week. I wish i had loaded Norton Utilities. HELP!

-----Original Message-----
Have you checked Device Manager? Your CD-ROM drive

should be listed there without the yellow blobs.

 

[George Hester]

It could be an update from Microsoft if you chose to update with one of their driver updates. NEVER do that from Microsoft. Windows 2000 has a bug with those. There have been many Hotfixes to this issue.

So it shows in Device Manager the CD-ROM with the Name of the compnay that made the CD-ROM and all is fine. Hmmmmm.... Try a hardware rescan.

So when you put the Windows 2000 CD-ROM in the drive during boot up the drive is recognized and you get the message to do something to boot from the CD-ROM? Don't do that just go into the op sys. At that point the drive is no longer recognized?

You can also with a CD-ROM in the drive use Drive Management and set it to a different letter. Try D.

 

[sgopus]

sounds like a permissions issue

 

[Bob I]

Norton anti virus interfering?

George, I have 10 hours invested. I have been able to
utilize the cd drive from boot up with F8 key. I have run
win 2000 repair 2x. Here's my take so far. it's either
the motherboard controller OR the win 2000. I am going to
purchase and load Win XP professional tonight. I have not
updated my bios yet, but the ASUS system is 4 months old.
The device manager reads as it should. everything looks
great, ie., this device is working properly, etc, etc.
UNTIL i right click a device to explore and then get the
message. It could be a virus, but since this is the main
computer out of a network of five, I'm on automatic
updates with Norton and full scans every week. We block
internet traffic at night. What is really unsettling is
Tammy's Post. Could it be a microsoft update gone
faulty? We have downloaded all updates as of this last
week. I wish i had loaded Norton Utilities. HELP!

should be listed there without the yellow blobs.

 

[Jay Somerset]

I am unable to utilize my 2 cd rom drives and my 3.5"
floppy. cd's do play music however. all cables have been
checked and floppy was replaced. If i access the e: drive
i will get the e:\is not accessible-incorrect function
message. Help!

Under some circumstances, it is possible to get this message with an
improperly recorded CD. A failed "burn" can do this.

Also, make sure that no CD burner software is active when you try and read a
CD on the drive.