Err Msg: CD-RW Is Not Under Direct CD's Control

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to erase, format, or copy data to a CD-ROM Re-Writable (CD-RW) CD using a Ricoh CD-RW drive and Adaptec Direct CD software, you may receive the following error message:

CD-RW is not under Direct CD's control

CAUSE

The behavior can occur when the following conditions exist:

• Your Ricoh CD-RW drive has a firmware revision earlier than version 2.03.



• You are using Adaptec Direct CD version 2.0 or earlier.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact Adaptec and Ricoh to obtain updates to address this issue.

MORE INFORMATION

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Additional query words: compact disc disk

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbhw win95 win98 cddrive 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 3, 1999