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PD-CD Drive Error During Windows NT Boot Up

Date Originated:

November 1996

Product(s) Affected:

Desktops, Portables, and Servers

Symptom(s):

The following error message will be generated if the Arcada Optical Driver (SCSIOPT.SYS) is loaded when starting Windows NT 3.x or 4.x, and the PD disk is not in the PD-CD drive.

"System Process - Drive Not Ready. The drive is not ready for use; its door may be open. Please check drive D, and make sure that a disk is inserted and that the drive door is closed."

The error message will also occur if the Arcada Optical Driver is loaded under Windows NT 3.x, and any of the following software products are launched:

  • NT Disk Administrator
  • NT Performance Monitor
  • MS Office 7.0
  • COMPASS 3.02

Suggestion(s):

The following solutions provide varying levels of resolution to this issue.
  1. To eliminate the error message, have the PD disk in the PD-CD drive when loading Windows NT versions 3.x to 4.x and when launching any of the software listed above under Windows NT version 3.x.
  2. To minimize error message generation, upgrade to Windows NT version 4.x. The error message will appear only after Logon.
  3. Choose "Abort" or "Ignore" when the error message appears. This will not affect the PD-CD drive operation.

 
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