Drive Operations - Panasonic Toughbook CF-37 Series Reference Manual

Dealing With Problems

Drive Operations

The computer does not
recognize the Multime-
dia Pocket Device
The access lamp (
does not light
Cannot play disc or read
data from it
Cannot read data from
the disk
Cannot read/write to a
disk
Unable to write to a disk
How to format a disk is
unclear
Unable to read/write to
the hard disk
When the previous item
is not the cause
A b l u e b a c k g r o u n d
appears on the screen
with the MPEG image
The disc tray does not
close
Cannot eject disc (disk)
Is the Multimedia Pocket device properly mounted in the multimedia pocket?
) Is the disc loaded on the tray correctly?
Is the disk set correctly?
Is the disc bent, scratched, or dirty?
Is the disk bent, scratched, or dirty?
Clear the check mark from [Auto insert notification] under [Options] in [Start] - [Settings]
- [Control Panel] - [System] - [Device Manager] - [Disk Drives] - [MATSHITA LS-120
SLIM3 00], then press [OK].
Has the disk been correctly inserted?
Has the disk been correctly formatted?
Has the Setup Utility been used to set [Floppy Operation] to [Enable]?
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Your disk content may be corrupted.
Is the disk write-protected?
Select [Format] in [My Computer] - [3 1/2 Floppy (A:)] - [File]. After confirming the disk
volume and format type, start formatting.
Your drive or file may not have been properly set.
Check to see if the hard disk is full. If it is full, delete unnecessary files.
Your hard disk content may be corrupted. Contact Panasonic Technical Support.
Try testing another drive or media.
Did you open the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive or remove the MPEG disc while it was
operating?
Re-insert the MPEG disc and close the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. Press Enter .
Did you touch the eject button when you close the tray?
Is the computer powered on?
To remove a disc when the computer is powered off, insert a sharp object such as the
bent-out tip of a paper clip into the emergency hole. Pushing it completely to the end will
free the tray so that it can be pulled out.
<CD-ROM Drive>
Emergency hole
(Advanced)
<DVD-ROM Drive>
Emergency hole
CAUTION
However, because there is the
possibility that the lock mecha-
nism of the head carriage may not
move, do not use this method
except for emergencies.
<SuperDisk Drive>
Emergency hole
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