Troubleshooting – sr-m8102 – Toshiba SR-M8102 User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING – SR-M8102

Problem

Solution

Disc tray cannot be opened

Check that there is power to drive.

Use Emergency Eject instructions to open tray.

Drive is not recognized by system

Is the drive connected properly? Are all cables plugged in properly (e.g.
Power Cable, Interface Cable and Audio Cables).

Are the drive configuration jumpers on the CD-R/CD-RW drive set
properly?

Is the software driver loaded? On a step-by-step (F8) Boot of the
system is the CD-R/CD-RW drive recognized?
(BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found" or "no valid drivers
selected."). If not, Contact Technical Support.

Has the CD-R/CD-RW drive software driver been corrupted by a virus.
Run a Virus Scan program and repair if possible. Contact Technical
Support if the Virus renders the CD-R/CD-RW drive software drivers
not useable.

Drive is not recognized by system
during Boot process, but is
recognized by the Operating
System (i.e. XP, Win2000, Win98,
Win NT, etc.)

Is the CD-R/CD-RW drive software driver loaded? On a step-by-step
(F8) Boot of the system is the CD-R/CD-RW drive recognized?
(BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found"). If not, Contact Technical
Support.

Has the Windows CD-R/CD-RW drive software driver program been
corrupted by a virus. Run a Virus Scan program and repair if possible.
Contact Technical Support if the Virus renders the software drivers not
useable.

BUSY Indicator LED flashes
slowly

The disc may be dirty Clean it with a soft damp cloth. Avoid cleaning the
disc using a circular motion. The disc should be wiped in a radial
direction. That is, from the inner side outward.

The laser lens may have become cloudy or blocked by particulate
matter. Please contact Technical Support.

BUSY Indicator LED is constantly
ON

Possible Hardware Problem. Please contact Technical Support.

CD-R/RW can not play certain
types of CD media (i.e. CD-plus,
etc.)

Is the CD-R/CD-RW drive driver loaded

Is the CD disc the correct format for the type of system that you are
using? (i.e. on a PC an ISO9660 IBM compatible PC format as opposed
to Apple/Mac HFS disc or UNIX disc formats which will not function).

Do you have the correct software applications program/drivers installed
to run a CD-R/RW disc?

Has the Windows CD-R/CD-RW drive software driver program been
corrupted by a virus. Run a Virus Scan program and repair if possible.
Contact Technical Support if the Virus renders the software drivers not
useable.

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