Drive.IsReady (Property)

Whether the drive is ready to be used.

Availability:

JScript - 3.0
Internet Explorer - 4.0
Property/method value type:Boolean primitive
JavaScript syntax:IEmyDrive.IsReady

The behavior of this property will depend on the hardware you have in your system. If you use a hard disk drive, it is likely to always yield true for this property. Other drive types may need to be spun up or mounted. They may yield a false value. Some may yield a false value that changes to true after a short while.