Burning CD's- Choosing CD Drive

I need to choose a different CD drive (an internal one, called NoteBurner) to burn CD's to but when I go to Edit> Preferences> Advanced there is no "Burn" option. I have the latest iTunes update. Where is this option so I can choose my CD drive? Even when I click the "Burn" button down in the corner when I'm at the playlist I want burned and the dialog box appears there's no drop down box or even a box to pick a different CD drive. It's a fixed thing that says my computer's external drive.

The Burn button only shows up when there is a selected playlist to burn.
After you click the Burn button, there will be options to set. THere are no options in preferences. They get set per burn.
However, itunes picks the lowest drive letter and that can't be changed. For example if you have 2 burners, one as drive D: and the other as drive F:, itunes will always pick D:

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I am using MacBook 13-inch Aluminum (Late 2008).
I tried my new set of DVD+R DLs from Imation. But SuperDrive couldn't detect the DVDs.
I checked my firmware version also, it is up-to-date.
I tried with 3 new DVDs, but was of no use.
But there is no problem reading dual-layer DVD movies.
But the Disc burning Info shows that my SuperDrive is capable of burning +R DL.
Could the problem be with the SuperDrive or the media.
Need Help.
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Boot ROM Version: MB51.007D.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.32f8
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N: - Disc Burning Info.
Firmware Revision: SA18
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Reads DVD: Yes
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You might just try another brand - regarding DL media slot-in drives may be very picky.
Especially have an eye on that speed rating: try to choose blanks that are rated 4x max.

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Which version of GarageBand are you asking about?
GarageBand '11 requires an internal optical drive, and the newest GarageBand 10.0 as well.
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Choose Share > “Burn Song to CD.”
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MC

Did the checkmarks go missing?
From iTunes > Help > iTunes Help
+To create an audio CD:+
+1. Choose Edit > Preferences, click Advanced, and click Burning.+
+2. Select Audio CD as the Disc Format.+
+3. To have all the songs on the CD play at the same volume, select Use Sound Check.+
+4. Click OK.+
+5. Select the playlist containing the songs you want to burn to the CD, and make sure all the songs you want to include on the CD have a checkmark beside them.+
+6. Click Burn CD (at the bottom of the iTunes window) and insert a blank disk.+

Migration Assistant doesn't allow me to choose what drive.

Well, I got my new computer. I tried to migrate a drive from my old computer using Migration Assistant. and it doesn't allow me to choose what drive.
In my old computer I have 5 drives. The original HD (was 10GB, was replaced last year by a 40 GB) and on my Hitachi 250 GB drive that I added 2 years ago, there's a partition with 4 drives.
I wanted to migrate one particular drive from there (called Current work).
First I did a mistake. I connected both computer via the firewire in the afternoon when there was enough daylight so I don't have to do it later at night (the computers are under the table.) I thought it's OK since I'm not pushing any button yet ("migrate now", "transfer", and such).
I turned on the new computer and a message appeared: you must restart.
That's strange, I said to myself. it's a brand new computer. Usually It says that when there's a problem, but OK I restart and when it's back on, I see that my external drive (Neptune from OWC which was still hooked up in the old computer) is on the desktop. And it took just a few seconds. I open it and all the files, etc. are there. It did copy the whole external drive !
I'm not an computer expert but I believe the Mac Pro did notice that's there's a firewire hooked up and then, without asking me, migrated the external drive and that's why it asked me to restart. I would have prefer if it tells me "restart so migration can begin".
I don't mind for now that my external drive is on my new computer. I can always erase it if I don't want it. It is still external right ? so it doesn't intrude on the 640 GB of my HD so I just keep it.
But it also copied/migrate Mac HD 40 GB which is full of OS 9 and I almost never use it anymore. I don't want it coz it has applications and they advise not to migrate applications (certainly not applications with issues).
They say migrate folders, settings but re-install applications.
And it migrated also another drive called "Scratch" which has only personal date no system, no software.
Anyway, I erased everything and re-installed using the Install disk that came with the computer.
BTW, what they say in the manual (p. 90: Re-installing the software that came with your Mac Pro) is different than what really happens.
They say insert disk, double- click on Install and then click options in the "Select a destination" pane of the installer. Then click "erase and install" Problem is: there's no "Select a destination" pane. Or any options.
I had to go to Disk utility and erase, then re-install OS X.
Then re-install the applications using "Install applications" (the other disc that came with the computer. )
OK, I did that. Then while everything is empty, new, I used Migration Assistant.
Now here is the reason why I post this.
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I look at the desktop and I see that the icon of the old 40 GIG Mac HD is there. (and I believe with a firewire logo, but not sure about that.)
I have the impression that if I kept the T-key longer it would have migrate the other drives as well.
They say keep the T-key down until you see the firewire (then let go I suppose. As I said I don't see what's going on on the desktop of my old computer so I kept the T-key for a few minutes. I also tried another time to let go after 1-2 min. No difference.
I shut down the new comp. and the old computer screen appears automatically (both are connected to the monitor; the old with analog port, the new with digital port) and sure enough the firewire icon is moving on the screen.
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So I tried again but wondering perhaps the old computer should RESTART not turn on (it was off) so now I wait until it's on, then push restart. I hear the gong when it shuts off but that's it, no other gong when it comes back. I keep the T-key. But nothing happened. Just see the message "waiting for your other computer to restart"
PS: BTW Target mode (which seems to me similar to Migrating with "Migration Assistant") will not work for me because it must be SATA, mine is ATA.
I didn't try but read that it has to be SATA.
Is it the same ? In migrating they say hold down the T-key (T for target)
And how come that my 40GB HD which is ATA did migrate (not that I wanted too but still).
Also, this drive ("Current Work") that I want to migrate to the new computer is in my external drive. Can't I just drag it ? If it has only personal data, files and folders I know I can, but It has system (OS X) and applications. It's the one I use and boot on, in my old G4 but I want to transfer Files and folders and settings, so the new computer will know what are my Safari preferences, Automatic fill-in, and perhaps it will move my iTunes music Library too ?
Basically everything except applications. Although I would like my Nikon scanner to be in the new computer as well as the LaCie DVD recorder but I guess I can do that later, separately ?
What are the settings or info I need ? Because if it's just Safari preferences, automatic fill-in and other such small thing, it might be better to just do it again in the new comp and forget about the hassle of migrating.

Try getting into Windows and then plugging in the Superdrive. The drive will only be attached to one OS or the other, not both.

[Solved] Cannot burn CD's with LG drive on new system

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Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 1 of 520 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 96%] 1.3x.Errno: 5 (Input/output error), write_g1 scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 2A 00 00 00 02 0F 00 00 1F 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 2A 30 06 90 21 02 00 00
Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x21 Qual 0x02 (invalid address for write) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 0.003s timeout 40s
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wodim: The current problem looks like a buffer underrun.
wodim: It looks like 'driveropts=burnfree' does not work for this drive.
wodim: Please report.
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Writing time: 13.317s
Average write speed 268.0x.
Min drive buffer fill was 96%
Fixating...
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00:09.0 SATA controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0584 (rev a2) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a100
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
I/O ports at dc00 [size=16]
Memory at fe026000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
And relevant output from "hwinfo -cdrom":
28: SCSI 100.0: 10602 CD-ROM (DVD)
[Created at block.249]
Unique ID: KD9E.Am5rv5hXfm7
Parent ID: WL76.n+8cCHqK4_3
SysFS ID: /class/block/sr0
SysFS BusID: 1:0:0:0
SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:09.0/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0
Hardware Class: cdrom
Model: "HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50"
Vendor: "HL-DT-ST"
Device: "DVDRAM GH22NS50"
Revision: "TN02"
Driver: "ahci", "sr"
Driver Modules: "ahci"
Device File: /dev/sr0 (/dev/sg1)
Device Files: /dev/sr0, /dev/block/11:0, /dev/scd0, /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:09.0-scsi-1:0:0:0, /dev/cd/cdrom-1:0:0:0, /dev/cd/cdrw-1:0:0:0, /dev/cd/dvd-1:0:0:0, /dev/cd/dvdrw-1:0:0:0
Device Number: block 11:0 (char 21:1)
Features: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM, MRW, MRW-W
Drive status: no medium
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #14 (SATA controller)
Drive Speed: 48
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scsibus1:
1,0,0 100) 'HL-DT-ST' 'DVDRAM GH22NS50 ' 'TN02' Removable CD-ROM
1,1,0 101) *
1,2,0 102) *
1,3,0 103) *
1,4,0 104) *
1,5,0 105) *
1,6,0 106) *
1,7,0 107) *
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Larry
Last edited by lagagnon (2010-08-11 16:35:27)

kfgz: thanks for the input. I tried your suggestion, but the burn still fails, this time with slightly different errors from cdrecord:
Performing OPC...
Sending CUE sheet...
cdrecord: WARNING: Drive returns wrong startsec (0) using -150
Writing pregap for track 1 at -150
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 0 of 520 MB written.cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 10 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 2A 00 00 90 30 05 00 00
Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium - incompatible format) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 0.002s timeout 200s
write track data: error after 163840 bytes
cdrecord: A write error occured.
cdrecord: Please properly read the error message above.
Writing time: 69.338s
Average write speed 51.3x.
Fixating...
Fixating time: 0.004s
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Hello
Sorry for my English
I dont want to install photoshop CC on drive C.
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