[ParrotGuy]

IMAC G5 20 2.1

My superdrive reads and burns CD-R just fine.

Will read but not burn to ATIVA DVD +R 16X - My PC burns the disc just fine.


I assume this is not a lens problem but a media problem. Suggestions on what works on the IMAC Superdrive

[Simon]

First of all, it's iMac, not IMAC. Mac is for Macintosh, it's not n acronym. (MAC = media access control)

Secondly, have you tried Google? There are very many people who have experienced the same error. Here are some of the recommendations:
1. Bad DVDs-try a different brand
2. Laser Calibration Error, get a lens cleaner
3. Reboot
4. Switch burning speed form 8x to 4x
5. Force Quit the Finder, and relaunch it. then try to burn

[ParrotGuy]

Tried
Rebooting
Switch different brands of DVD's . Tried 8x HP Brand
Quitting the finder and relaunching.
Switch the burning speed.


Any suggestion on a lens cleaner.

If it was the lens - would it be burning CD's?

Originally Posted by Simon 

First of all, it's iMac, not IMAC. Mac is for Macintosh, it's not n acronym. (MAC = media access control)

Secondly, have you tried Google? There are very many people who have experienced the same error. Here are some of the recommendations:
1. Bad DVDs-try a different brand
2. Laser Calibration Error, get a lens cleaner
3. Reboot
4. Switch burning speed form 8x to 4x
5. Force Quit the Finder, and relaunch it. then try to burn

[P]

If you burn the disc using Disk Utility, does it work then? I've found burnfolders in the Finder to be terribly flaky in the last few revisions.