Yamaha CRW2100SZ - CRW - CD-RW Drive Quick Start Manual page 41

If the SCSI card has not been installed correctly under Windows NT, update to the
most recent ASPI drivers supplied by the manufacturer of the SCSI card or the
CD-writing software.
For more information about the latest version of any driver, please contact the respective
hardware/software manufacturers.
Is the SCSI adapter card recognized correctly by the operating system (OS)?
G
The drivers for your SCSI adapter card may be incorrect. For more details, contact the
manufacturer of your SCSI adapter card.
G Is the drive's SCSI ID number the same as that of another device on the SCSI chain?
G Is the terminator on the drive set correctly?
It should be set to ON only if it is the last device on the SCSI chain. Otherwise it should
be set to OFF.
G Is the termination of the SCSI card set such that internal SCSI devices can be
connected?
Please read the instructions that came with your SCSI card for details.
G To write to CD-R/RW discs, your CD writing software must support the drive. To find out
if it does, contact the manufacturer of your CD writing software.
The disc tray does not come out.
G Is the drive powered up?
G Some CD writing applications will lock the disc tray once loaded. In which case, use the
eject command from within the application. Alternatively, read the manual that came
with the application.
The drive does not operate correctly.
Is the disc compatible with the drive?
G
Important Note: Even if the disc is a type compatible with the drive, some varieties can still be
unreadable on it.
G Is there dust on the disc tray or on the disc itself?
Is the terminator of the last device on the SCSI chain set to "ON?" Or if it has not built-
G
in termination, has a terminator been attached?
G Does the computer have a sufficient power supply?
The drive has a power consumption of 11W (when reading and writing).
G Does your computer have several different CD writing applications installed?
If you use more than one CD writing application simultaneously, the behavior of the
drive can become unpredictable.
The drive ejects or fails to read the disc, or the ON/DISC LED continues to blink in
orange after the disc has been loaded (meaning that the disc has not been recognized).
G Disconnect the SCSI cable from the drive but leave the power cable connected,
then load a disc (SCSI units only).
G You may be trying to write to an unusable disc. If the drive fails to write to a variety of
different discs, it may be faulty and you should contact your nearest Yamaha dealer.
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