16x DVD's not useable on a G5?

Hey all,
I bought some 16x DVD's to backup my music collection, but I can't get them to burn. I tried blowing out the drive bay (to the best of my ability) and still nothing. It will see that there's a DVD in there, but not every time. Does this sound like dust/debris or is my computer's drive not compatible with the 16x DVD's? The max burn speed is 4x - am I a dinosaur?
Thanks,
-S

i burn tons of disks with 16x capability on my G5 with the original SD. I think that in some cases it depends more on the brand of the disk. i learned this with my TiBook. It was VERY particular about which brand it would accept on a regular basis. I learned that Memorex, TDK and Sony disks were good choices. Back in the day, there were whole threads devoted to which discs would work with the TiBooks. I now usually just get Memorex 16x DVD's because they are so cheap and easy to find.
If there is a problem with your SD, replacements are relatively cheap at OWC.

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