JustAHint
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DVD drive is locked. Windows does not recognize its not used anymore.
Is there a possibility to tell W2K to unlock a drive (except rebooting) ?
DVD Ram drive in W2K.
Automatic process burned a new session of a multisession DVD and hung up.
Process was terminated.
DVD drive LED is still blinking and DVD drive can not be opened.
Unlocked tray mechanically and removed DVD.
Nevertheless W2K thinks the DVD still there.
The root directories on the DVD are still shown. When I try to open one of these directories a message appears, something like "please insert a disk".
This message appears even if a new disk is inserted.
DVD burn program cannot access the drive.
I know that a reboot would fix it, but this is a server which should not be booted at all.
Is there another way to solve this problem? Some way to reset the drive?
DVD Ram drive in W2K.
Automatic process burned a new session of a multisession DVD and hung up.
Process was terminated.
DVD drive LED is still blinking and DVD drive can not be opened.
Unlocked tray mechanically and removed DVD.
Nevertheless W2K thinks the DVD still there.
The root directories on the DVD are still shown. When I try to open one of these directories a message appears, something like "please insert a disk".
This message appears even if a new disk is inserted.
DVD burn program cannot access the drive.
I know that a reboot would fix it, but this is a server which should not be booted at all.
Is there another way to solve this problem? Some way to reset the drive?
use a DVD player software (PowerDVD/WinDVD etc) to open the DVD and the DVD drive will be unlocked
Then exit the player
ASKER
Thanks for the hint, but I do not have a DVD player software on this machine.
This is a server for a facility.
Only Nero is installed for backups. And Nero hangs up now when searching for DVDs on the machine.
Using "Eject" in W2K does not work either.
Another tool which allows to open the tray by script does not work anymore either.
It seems W2K is telling everybody the DVD is still in use and does not allow access.
This is a server for a facility.
Only Nero is installed for backups. And Nero hangs up now when searching for DVDs on the machine.
Using "Eject" in W2K does not work either.
Another tool which allows to open the tray by script does not work anymore either.
It seems W2K is telling everybody the DVD is still in use and does not allow access.
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I will go with your suggestion and replace the DVD hardware.
I will split the points since no answer allows to fix the problem without reboot, reinstall or additional installation.
I will split the points since no answer allows to fix the problem without reboot, reinstall or additional installation.