diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
index 5555e93e98..5bbe418d9d 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
@@ -918,10 +918,10 @@ scsibus1:
       <para>Occasionally, <errorname>Device not configured</errorname>
 	will be displayed when trying to mount a data
 	<acronym>CD</acronym>.  This usually means that the
-	<acronym>CD</acronym> drive thinks that there is no disk in
+	<acronym>CD</acronym> drive has not detected a disk in
 	the tray, or that the drive is not visible on the bus.  It
 	can take a couple of seconds for a <acronym>CD</acronym>
-	drive to realize that a media is present, so be
+	drive to detect media, so be
 	patient.</para>
 
       <para>Sometimes, a <acronym>SCSI</acronym>