HP CD Writer Plus 7100i HELP PLEASE !!

[beehops]

ok I know this cd writer is old but.....it's all I have. I got this from a friend( well i think he was) after installing from disk....and updating as much as i could (I think) I get the Adaptec Direct Cd wizard 2.5d after clinking next is Drive information it says under media type -device is not ready-E:\ is not accessible. and I dont know why this is?? I'm new to all this ...I couls use all the help you can give me

Thanks for your time

:confused:

[glc]

Does EZ CD Creator work? If not, the drive has probably died. It's also possible that 700mb CD's are not compatible with that old of a drive or software and you would have to find 650mb blanks or newer software.