Microsoft KB Archive/190922

= Write Data Error When You Try to Use a CD-ROM Re-Writable Drive =

Article ID: 190922

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q190922



SYMPTOMS
When you try to format a blank CD-ROM disk with a CD-ROM Re-Writable (CD-RW) drive, you may receive the following error message:

Error: Write Data

Illegal Start Block Address. (0x4000004b)

You will not be able to read or write to disk through drive letter access.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if Advanced Power Management (APM) is enabled on your computer.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use the appropriate method:

Permanently Disable APM
If you do not want to use APM on your computer, you can permanently disable it. To do so, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Power Management.
 * 2) In the System Standy box, click Never, click Never in the Turn Off Monitor box, and then click Never in the Turn Off Hard Drive box.
 * 3) Click Apply, click OK, and then restart your computer.

Temporarily Disable APM
If you do not want to permanently disable APM on your computer, you can temporarily disable it, use your CD-RW drive, and then re-enable APM. To do so, use the following steps:

 Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Power Management. In the System Standy box, click Never, click Never in the Turn Off Monitor box, and then click Never in the Turn Off Hard Drive box. Click Apply, click OK, and then restart your computer. Use your CD-RW drive, and then restart your computer. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Power Management.  In the System Standy, Turn Off Monitor, and Turn Off Hard Drive boxes, click the appropriate time settings you want to use. For example, the default APM settings in Windows 98 are: <pre class="fixed_text">     System Standby        30 minutes Turn Off Monitor     15 minutes Turn Off Hard Drive  30 minutes

</li> Click Apply, click OK, and then restart your computer.</li></ol>

Additional query words: 98 w98standby

Keywords: kberrmsg kbhardware kbpowerman kbprb KB190922

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