Blank discs no longer mount on the desktop

Blank discs no longer mount on my MacBook pro (2007). I do not see them on the desktop, nor in /Volumes. However, the System Profiler and the Disk Utility see them. Already burned discs (data, video) work fine.
I did two things since last time I was able to burn a disc
1. Installed Snow Leopard (from macbox set) - clean. Had Tiger before.
2. Bought WD external HD that installed some drivers. However, WD did not put anything in my System folder because it did not ask for a password.
Also, this is a general rather than a MacBook Pro problem. Is there any way to post it under "all computers"?

Thanks, I will try that. However, the fix described there (reset PMU/SMC) applies to all discs. In my case only blank discs will not mount. Audio, video, and data discs mount fine.
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