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I use an intel mac mini. Roxio Toast 8 will recognise the external sony drive, but will not recognise any of the dvd blank media i use, be it dvd-r or dvd+r. Why is this ?
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- What do you mean with "recognize"?
- Can you read existing DVD's, in other words: are it only blank media that give trouble?
Kees
DVD media when used with your Intel Mac?
I'm with Kees on this, does it play regular, commercial, DVD's and CD"s
P
... the laser failed to calibrate or some such thing (I never saved it to dig deeper). I just pop in another blank disc until I find one will burn. I usually end up with 1 disc out of 6 that won't burn.
This is using Disc Utility to burn Disc Images on an external Sony DVD burner DRX-820.
I also use Popcorn and/or Toast 6 Lite (which came with the burner) but don't recall problems with those programs.
cheers
grim
They only last a year or two. At least a new drive is cheap.
Try the usual CD/DVD lens cleaner then a new drive in that housing.
Bob
I was not aware of such a short life span for DVD burner drives. I have a cd burner which has lasted 5 years without a hiccup. Is that aby-normal or is it just a common difference between the two types of technology?
Thanks for the tip about the drive showing wear and tear Bob.
grim
The shortest time I ran into was 6 months. It was an "easy" as to why it died so soon. The case they selected had no vents and no fans. It cooked.
Bob
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