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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.