Drive Not Accessible: Incorrect Function

**mattchina** · September 13th, 2004, 09:09 AM

I've recently installed an NEC-2510A DVD/RW on my PC. It seems to go through the motions of burning data OK (Nero 6.3) but when I try to read the data i've burnt I get an error message:

E: Drive not accessible. Incorrect function

If I try to view the same DVD on my other dvd drive I get the same message.

The drivers for both DVD and DVD/RW are up to date and both drives can play normal DVDs, CDs OK. It's only the data i've burnt that causes the problem.

Any ideas?

**hudsonsmith** · September 13th, 2004, 09:27 AM

Welcome to windrivers mattchina. Do you get any error messages from Nero when you burn, or does it indicate that it has completed successfully? Is it only dvd's or do you have the same problem w/ cdr's? First thing I would do is to try burning at a slower speed. I would also try a different brand of media.

Also, your drive has only been supported in nero since 6.3.1.5. Download the latest update here: http://www.nero.com/en/nero-up.php

**mattchina** · September 13th, 2004, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by hudsonsmith

Welcome to windrivers mattchina. Do you get any error messages from Nero when you burn, or does it indicate that it has completed successfully? Is it only dvd's or do you have the same problem w/ cdr's? First thing I would do is to try burning at a slower speed. I would also try a different brand of media.

Also, your drive has only been supported in nero since 6.3.1.5. Download the latest update here: http://www.nero.com/en/nero-up.php

Hi. No error messages from Nero so I assumed all had gone correctly. I haven't tried CDR's and will do so this evening. I think my version of Nero is the latest but will update just in case. Thanks for your help.

**mattchina** · September 14th, 2004, 03:07 AM

I now seem to have 'solved' the problem, for anyone else with the same issue this is what I did:

I upgraded from Windows Media Player 8 to 9 (the IT guy at work said that Media Player makes some changes to Windows that could help)

I changed my options in Nero to include all types of recorders

I burnt the DVD at a lower speed (thanks Hudsonsmith!)

I'm not sure whether any single change sorted it or whether it was a combination of them all but at least it's now working. Hope this helps someone else.