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TiBook HATES dvd-r's
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Im not sure when this happened, but Recently my powerbook G4 [550 combo drive] will NOT even mount the DVD-R's that were made with APPLE's iDVD. Really wierd.
I do have the newest DVD player and OS 10.1.3. I am sure that I was able to use these discs in the past with this computer.
Any Ideas?
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I can only recommend a reinstall of the operating system. 
My PowerBooks read DVD-R's perfectly.
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Originally posted by mrfoxxman:
<STRONG>Im not sure when this happened, but Recently my powerbook G4 [550 combo drive] will NOT even mount the DVD-R's that were made with APPLE's iDVD. Really wierd.
I do have the newest DVD player and OS 10.1.3. I am sure that I was able to use these discs in the past with this computer.
Any Ideas?</STRONG>
For what it's worth, I too burn DVD-Rs in my desktop G4 which mount perfectly in my DVD drive in my PowerBook 550. I must admit, they read even faster in the Powerbook, copying files are 3-6mb/sec where as the Superdrive reads at only 2-4mb/sec. Now thats wierd!
Hope it's not a hardware problem! try re-inserting again and giving it some more time to mount. I remember S.Jobs waiting 20 secs for a CD to mount in a Mac drive at an Expo once upon a time.
Good luck, Chad
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which brand dvd-r? all media are not created equal.
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If this post is in the Lounge forum, it is likely to be my own opinion, and not representative of the position of MacNN.com.
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mrfoxxman, you are not alone. Like you, I think I was able to read the dvd-r's on my Ti550 when I burned the first one 6 weeks ago. Now all they do is mount as far as the menu screen but freeze when I try to play the individual clips. I'm using Meritline general media and burning <60 minute dvds. They play just fine on the iMac and even on my Pismo500 and an Xbox. My Ti has the original DVD drive, not a combo. Any recommendations for better media or anything else?
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Well...I think that i have isolated the problem to be a malfunctioning Combo Drive. The symtoms are the same in OS9 and OSX. I tried reseting the Firmware, Zapping the Power Management, and still no go...
Its wierd because 'REGULAR' dvd's mount and are accepted by the drive but dvd-r's are disliked and kicked back out..
Its all wierd, but at least im still under warranty. The folks at apple have assured me that its a hardware issue and it will be replaced... :-(
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Let us know if Apple fixes the problem under warranty. I've decided to upgrade my DVD to a combo drive. Let's hope that a new drive fixes things.
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