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CDs work, DVDs don't with G5 superdrive.
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oranjdisc
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Apr 20, 2006, 09:38 AM
 
I have a G5 that's about a year old, and out of the blue it's having this weird issue. I can successfully mount CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, but whenever I insert a DVD-R or DVD-RW the drive whirrrrs, jumps about, and then spits the tray back out. Does this with any blank DVD optical disk I insert.

Any ideas on whats up with this? If I need to purchase a replacement drive, any suggestions?
     
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Apr 20, 2006, 10:36 AM
 
A very similar problem came here with an iMac. I believe that the concencus was to swap the drive.
     
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Apr 20, 2006, 01:23 PM
 
Maybe the laser for the DVDs is broken?
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Apr 22, 2006, 05:13 PM
 
Could be out of focus, yes, but more likely the firmware got corrupted.
     
   
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