Hi,
I am getting this error when trying to connect the database engine (Sql Server 2008) using SSMS. any ideas to solve this problem? Thanks!
TITLE: Connect to Server
Cannot connect to "ServerName".
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
The operating system returned error 21(The device is not ready.) to SQL Server during a read at offset 0x00000000238000 in file 'E:\Databases\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf'. Additional messages in the SQL Server error log and system event log may provide more detail. This is a severe system-level error condition that threatens database integrity and must be corrected immediately. Complete a full database consistency check (DBCC CHECKDB). This error can be caused by many factors; for more information, see SQL Server Books Online. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 823)