Troubleshooting – sd-r2312 – Toshiba SD-R2312 User Manual
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TROUBLESHOOTING – SD-R2312
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).
• Is the software driver loaded? On a step-by-step (F8) Boot of the
system is the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive recognized? 
(BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found" or "no valid 
drivers selected."). If not, Contact Technical Support. 
• Has the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 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-
RW/DVD-ROM Combo 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-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive software driver loaded?
On a step-by-step (F8) Boot of the system is the CD-RW/DVD-
ROM Combo drive recognized? 
(BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found" or "no valid DVD 
drivers selected."). If not, Contact Technical Support. 
• Has the Windows CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 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.
DVD-ROM can not play a DVD 
in the drive or certain types of 
CD media (i.e. CD-plus, etc.) 
• Is the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive driver loaded 
• Is the DVD 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 DVD disc?
• Has the Windows CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 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.