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STATUS_NO_MEDIA_IN_DEVICE
The addressed disk-style device contains no medium
The device object exists, but no disk, cartridge, optical disc, or equivalent medium is currently inserted. This differs from a missing device: the controller and drive can be present and responsive while the removable bay is empty.
Check physical insertion and any load or close-tray operation before retrying. Automated systems should confirm the correct medium was moved into the drive and that the drive completed loading. Repeated reads cannot create media and may obscure the earlier robotics or operator failure.
What to inspect
- Identify the physical drive, bay, and expected volume.
- Check tray, load, and changer-move completion before issuing data I/O.
- Re-query media status after insertion instead of reusing the failed request context.
References
- Microsoft: Windows storage driver interfaces
- Microsoft: changer and tape storage IOCTLs
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
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