Can't burn or read CD-R

All of a sudden after a year or so. My iMac can't burn CDs from my iTunes library and can't see anyones I want to download

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Can not burn or read dvd/cd's on imac g4 flat panel

Hello
Just recently I am having a great deal of trouble burning dvd's or cd's. If I manage to get a dvd or cd to burn(which is very rare that I do manage to get them to burn) they will no longer mount on my computer after I have ejected them from the computer. I get the same result wether using toast or the Disk Utility. My local Apple reseller sugested the drive was ok but had a coruption in the software. So I did a full and complete wipe of the system and freshly re-installed teh whole system. I am still getting the same problem.
The error messages I'm getting are "medium error xxxxx" or can not calibrate lazer level.
I have cleaned the dvd drive and I have made sure all disks are clean before using.
So any help would be appreciated.

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I can't burn DVD or CDs.

I get this message: This disc can't be burned, because the dvice failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.
Help, please!

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Its telling me I can't burn Cds

Itunes has been telling me i can't burn or read Cds because it can't find the software on my computer, which i know is there. It also said i should reinstall itunes, which i've done three times..what should i do?

I had the same problem. Go to the following website and it will walk you through how to fix it. it worked for me I'm not getting that message anymore.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
click on 'ITunes Application Troubleshooting'
then 'CD's and DVD's'
then 'Troubleshooting CD Issued caused by device filters'
If you are using XP like I am use the 'Windows 7' directions. BE CAREFUL!! RegEdit is very touchy! Good Luck!

I bought a used PowerMacPC G5. I can burn and read DVDs, but I can't read or burn CDs. The CDs are not even recognized. After the drive searches for a while, the CD is ejected without any error messages. The CDs work okay on my iMac.

I bought a used PowerMacPC G5. I can burn and read DVDs, but I can't read or burn CDs. The CDs are not even recognized. After the drive searches for a while, the CD is ejected without any error messages. The CDs work okay on my iMac.
I am running Mac OSX 10.4.11. According to the System profiler the CD/DVD drive is a "PioneerDVD-RWDVR-112D." When I compare the information under this heading, the only unusual difference from my iMac is that the G5 reads "Burn Support: Yes (Unsupported)." My iMac reads "Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)."
Under the System Preferences the options are set to "Ask what to do" when a blank CD or DVD is inserted. Music CD set to open iTunes, Picture CD set to open iPhoto, Video DVD set to open DVD player.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks, Jack

Hi Jack, great help so far!
Internal...
http://eshop.macsales.com/static_pages/Framework.cfm?page=superdrive/sdl_powerma c_g5.html
External be sure it's Firewire & not Bus powered...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/

Updated itunes to 12.1 and can't burn playlist. Error "attempt to burn disc failed, disc cannot be read or written to" have tried every troubleshooting solution to no avail. please help!

Updated itunes to 12.1 and can't burn playlist. Error "attempt to burn disc failed, disc cannot be read or written to" have tried every troubleshooting solution to no avail. please help!

Greetings akite2high,
If you are having an issue with being unable to burn a CD using iTunes on your Windows computer, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Be well,
Brett L

I bought a cd and downloaded it to my itunes account. I want to burn it to keep one in my car but I dont get that option. how can i burn it from my itunes account?

I bought a cd and downloaded it to my itunes account. I want to burn one to keep in my car, but dont get that option. how can i burn it from my itunes account?

Hello lindsey0315,
I read your post, and I have linked to an article that will instruct you on how to create CDs with iTunes:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Create your own CDs and DVDs
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12348
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

Help! i upgraded my itunes to 7.0.2 and I can't burn my mp3's?????

I am having the same problem like many other posts as to burning mp3's on the latest version of itunes.
my itunes was working fine till i downloaded the latest version and i tried to burn some songs that i even downloaded from itunes. i am having 2 major problems:
(1) when i try to burn a playlist that i purchased from itunes it starts off like it's going to intitalize the burn then a warning pops up stating that 'none of the files can be burned to mp3 cd' then i click on the arrow to see the reason why i can't burn and it states 'itunes store files cannot be burned to an mp3 cd'. this has never happened before i have downloaded music from itunes before and never had this problem.
(2)the second problem i am having is the songs that my itunes will allow me to burn ( mostly transfered from my personal cd's and other downloads) burn in the usual manner but the don't play on my cd player....at all. i am using the correct cd's and my stereo is playing other burned cd's fine. the stereo is not old and i don't have any problem burning other files to cd. i tried everything...i even bought new blank cd's and i'm still having the problem. what is it? and how can i fix it.
please help if anyone has any advice!!!!
-frustrated

No version of iTunes has ever allowed you to burn songs from the iTunes Store to MP3 CD.
I think you need to change your burning setting in Preferences > Advanced > Burning to Audio CD.

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Can't Burn CDs (emachines T3830) - used to be able to

All of a sudden, I can't burn CDs. I was able to up until recently. I installed the Acura TTS software to allow me use my IPOD in a new car and was wondering if anyone knew if this interfered with the burn function. Orif the CD diagnostics indicate some other problem?
Here are the diagnostics:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
GATEWA SR84510A
iTunes 6.0.4.2
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller\Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
IDE\DiskWDCWD800BB-22JHA0_____________________05.01C05, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
USBSTOR\DiskeM_____Bay_Reader_____1.00, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskeM_____Bay_Reader_____1.01, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskeM_____Bay_Reader_____1.02, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskeM_____Bay_Reader_____1.03, Bus Type USB
IDE\CdRomHL-DT-STRW/DVD_GCC-4481B_______________1.00___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
Current user is administrator.
E: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B, Rev 1.00
Audio CD in drive.
Found 10 songs on CD, playing time 36:20 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 03:25:30
Track 3, start time 08:09:17
Track 4, start time 11:45:27
Track 5, start time 14:54:67
Track 6, start time 18:08:62
Track 7, start time 22:04:47
Track 8, start time 25:36:07
Track 9, start time 28:27:65
Track 10, start time 32:19:45
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 4 8 10 16 24 32 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 4.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4450(0x00001162). It happened on drive E: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B on CDR media at speed 4X.

Please assist. Am an English teacher and thus a total technophobe - so please keep it simple!
Using iTunes to burn CDs has become increasingly impossible; I keep getting Error 4310 messages. I've used a CD-ROM cleaner disc to check there's no prob with the laser, but that's made no difference.
I ran CD Diagnostics and...
TriGem Computer, Inc. Emachines
iTunes 6.0.4.2
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: Cdr4_xp (5.1.0.209),
UpperFilters: Cdralw2k (5.1.0.209), GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: Intel(R) 82810 Graphics Controller\Intel(R) 82810 Graphics Controller
Found aspi32 running.
IDE\DiskSAMSUNGSV2042H________________________PK100-19, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomSAMSUNGCDRW/DVD_SM-308B________________T100___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
Current user is administrator.
D: SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-308B, Rev T100
Audio CD in drive.
Found 20 songs on CD, playing time 73:59 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 03:38:00
Track 3, start time 07:13:15
Track 4, start time 11:03:30
Track 5, start time 13:51:32
Track 6, start time 17:22:30
Track 7, start time 20:54:65
Track 8, start time 24:51:72
Track 9, start time 28:53:55
Track 10, start time 32:47:40
Track 11, start time 36:36:07
Track 12, start time 40:03:10
Track 13, start time 44:03:72
Track 14, start time 47:44:67
Track 15, start time 51:35:60
Track 16, start time 55:36:50
Track 17, start time 59:25:52
Track 18, start time 63:14:25
Track 19, start time 66:44:37
Track 20, start time 70:02:07
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 2 4 8.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 2 4 8.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4310(0x000010d6). It happened on drive D: SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-308B on CDR media at speed 8X.
Any sage advice, folks?
Cheers
Beldo

How many audio CD's can I burn?

So, I took the plunge yesterday and bought my first music store tracks. Now have a few questions (I suppose logically I should have looked for the answers first but I just wanted to try it anyway
Most of all I'd like to know, is there a restriction on the number of audio CD's I can burn? I've read 7 in a couple of posts but can find absolutely zilch in Apple's support about this. Must say, I find it a bit of a cheek if there is a restriction. It's my music now, afterall !!! I just hope the whole point of not allowing you to burn from Toast anymore, but only from iTunes is to remove this need to limit burning?
Which leads me to my next question; this thing about only burning from iTunes now... is that a restriction set by Toast or by Quicktime? Or both? Because I read somewhere that QT7 prevents you from burning. Somewhere else I read you can still burn using Toast 6.0.1.
And finally a question about quality. This is something I've been struggling with for a long time and my library has become chaos as far as encoding is concerned. I just can't decide. To me 192 bit MP3 sounds fine, as does 128 bit AAC (Music Store). But everywhere I read people seem obsessed with seemingly huge bitrates always rubbishing these so called "high-quality" settings. So being the gullable person I am I've started believing too much of what I've read and become paranoid that 128 bit AAC just doesn't cut it.
Thing is, for a long time I went along with the old addage "if it sounds good for you..." but I'd like to start taking my powerbook out with me DJ-ing (private parties, small venues) as I'm fed up of lugging vinyl about, not to mention people who don't have record players anymore . But are music store files gonna sound bad over a small/med sized sound-system? Or am I just being scared by a few audiophiles who hang out in recording studios 12 hours a day and for all their trained hearing have forgotten what the layman hears (or doesn't hear)?!? Because if the answer really is "forget it, it'll sound awfull" then I really need to question the point of buying from the music store.
Thanks in advance for your opinions...

Rich,
Sounds like you have your answer as far as the number of times you can burn a playlist with protected music in it. Keep in mind that if you alter the playlist you can get another 7 burns in.
By the way, just because you buy a CD or "Tune" doesn't make it "yours." How would you feel if you produced a track, went through a copyright process, and everyone who paid $1 for it had legal rights to it? Yes you own a copy of others music but it doesn't give you the right to mass produce it and/or distribute or sell it. DJ's like us are always skirting the line between copyright infringement and remix / alteration rights. I mean we get paid for playing other people's music right? Copyrights are there to protect artists against that scenario exactly. OK (stepping down from my soap box now)
Bitrate / Quality - of course through most systems 192 MP3 or 128 AAC will do just fine. But, just how large are these parties? If they truly are small house parties say one room up to 100 people, I'd say you're fine. But, when you play that same track on a full on sound system in, say a club or something (1000 people or so) with 2-5000 watts or more behind it, you will hear all the fuzz, noise, pops, etc. In the end it really is a personal decision, what's suitable quality to your ears? The vinyl sounds better doesn't it?
Just my opinion...Hope it helps.

How many times can you burn a protected aac file

hey its prob a silly question but im actualy not sure, once i read that you get unlimited cd burning of tracks bought from itunes, then i read that you can burn a playlist up to 7 times... does that mean the track can only be burnt 7 times or the playlist the track belongs to? if i burn a playlist 7 times then can the tracks in that playlist never be burnt to cd again? help me please im feeling dumb.

A playlist can only be burnt 7 times. After that, you can still burn the same purchased tracks but they would have to be in a different playlist. If I recall correctly, someone (MacAddict? MacWorld?) did an experiment and discovered that you have to do more than change the order of the playlist. You need to actually have different tracks in the playlist.

How many times can you burn a song to CD?

Once you've downloaded a song from iTunes, is there a limit to how many times you can then burn it to a CD?
Dell Windows XP
Dell Windows XP

The limit is not by song, it's by playlist. Any playlist containing purchased music can burned up to a maximum of 7 times. Once you reach the max burns for a specific playlist, simply change the order of the playlist by one or two songs & that 7 count will re-set.

How many times can you burn a protected song?

How many times can you burn a purchased iTMS song onto an audio cd?
I know they say you can only burn a playlist so many times but does that also include the purchased songs? (I hope not)
Does anybody know the official iTMS ruling on this?
-J

I believe I read that you are allowed to burn it seven times, but I burn mixes all the time and have never run into a message that I've reached my limit. Honestly, though, if you are—at some point—unable to burn anymore, you can reimport a purchased song from one of the burned CDs.
Hope this helps!
Christy
eMac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

How can I burn just a few photos to a cd using Photoshop Elements 11 on a windows 7 computer?

As a fairly new user of Photoshop Elements 11 I would like to burn just a few photos to a cd, not he whole catalogue. Please can somebody suggest an answer to this problem.

Thanks for your help, much appreciated.
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