SunPCi User's Guide

Problems with Windows NT

Table A–4 describes some problems you might encounter with CD-ROM drives, possible causes, and solutions.

Table A–4 CD-ROM Drive Problems in Windows NT

Problem 

Possible Cause 

Solution 

When you insert or eject a CD in one CD-ROM drive, the other CD-ROM drive becomes unreachable. 

You have two SCSI CD-ROM drives in your system.  

You will need to select which CD-ROM to use with SunPCi. Refer to Setting Up Your CD-ROM Drive.

When you double-click on the CD-ROM drive in Windows NT Explorer, you get the following error message: Drive not ready. Abort/Retry/Fail?

Your workstation's Open Boot PROM (OBP) is out of date. 

 

Your CD-ROM drive may not be a Sun-supplied drive. 

 

Update the OBP as described in OBP (Open Boot PROM) Problems.

 

SunPCi only supports Sun-supplied CD-ROM drives. Replace the CD-ROM drive in your system with a Sun-supplied drive. 

 

Playing an audio CD in Solaris using the workman utility causes Windows NT to hang. Starting Windows NT while an audio CD is playing pauses the audio CD.

Your CD-ROM drive is being shared by both Solaris and Windows NT. As soon as Windows NT detects the presence of the CD, it pauses the CD. 

Disable CD detection in either Solaris or Windows NT. The CD cannot be shared by both operating systems. Note that once you have disabled CD detection in one operating system, you will need to mount the CD manually in that operating system.