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MM-o4 · Jun 27, 2005, 02:42 AM

Hi Guys.
We have to G5's at work which Tiger has just installed and now the cd burners can't mount a blank cd! WTF.
The media works in these burners, in 10.3. So I guess that it's Tiger.

Any ideas?

MM-o4

freebasen · Jun 27, 2005, 03:20 AM

Well I suppose your answer depends on whether or not these are apple drives. I had this exact same problem and it ended up being a firmware issue with the drive. If they are not apple drives, I would suggest that you find a firmware update from the manufacturer. If they are apple drives, you may need to switch to a new media type as you probably won't be seeing a firmware update from apple anytime soon. Although you can just use the firmware from the OEM if you are not concerned about a warranty.

msuper69 · Jun 27, 2005, 12:51 PM

Try zapping the PRAM. (Reboot while holding Command-Option-P-R until you hear two chimes). This cures some problems with writable media in some SuperDrives.

MM-o4 · Jun 27, 2005, 06:05 PM

THANK YOU 'msuper69'. That worked a treat

Last thing I wanted my boss to be is worried about updating software

Smiles for miles.

MM-o4