Cannot Burn CD-R on Snow Leopard - iMac
Hi there,
I've tried several times to burn a CD-R on Snow Leopard 10.6.2. I get an error message "The disc can't be burned because an unexpected error occurred (error code 0x8002006E)." I am trying with Verbatim CD-Rs, 700 MB, 52x speed. I read posts that others couldn't burn DVD's, I have no problem with DVDs but I'm using Memorex DVD-R. Verbatim CD-Rs are my problem.
The drive starts the burn OK, but when it reaches anywhere from 10 to 20% of the burn it fails. Also, as the burn is in progress (writing from around 5%) there is a loud noise that begins and it continues until the burn fails. The disc doesn't eject every time either.
I also show an "Untitled CD" with a burn icon in my Places list under Finder. Rebooting the system doesn't clear this. How can this be removed?
I had no problems burning CDs or DVDs in Tiger or Leopard; it seems to have only commenced after I upgraded this almost four-year-old iMac to Snow Leopard. All the CD-Rs and DVD-Rs are brand new from spindles, no dust exposure.
What can I check? Would a lens cleaner help? Which are the best to use in this situation? Why is it that CD-Rs are my only issue and not DVD-Rs?
Guidance and suggestions appreciated.
Lynn
I take it back -- for me, it's a hardware issue. I started to theorize that maybe my SuperDrive is overheating, and when I boot into Linux maybe the time it takes to shut down the MacBook and reboot into Ubuntu is just enough time for the drive to cool off enough so that it'd burn CDs.
So, last night I tried something: my goal was basically to run the **** out of the MacBook in Linux and see if I could still burn. I booted and was able to burn two CDs, then had a problem with a third, then a fourth worked, and then my fifth attempt was nothing but failure. Got all kinds of errors no matter what brand of CD-R I tried.
I don't have AppleCare -- I used Best Buy's extended warranty instead. (That has saved my butt on many occasions, including at least one time when they didn't really have to honor it.) Unfortunately, that probably means they'll have to ship my MacBook to California for service. (That's my only gripe about Best Buy -- you could bring something to their techs and want something as simple as a piece of tape removed from, say, the strap on your digital camera and they'll send it to California...)
I've had my MacBook nearly two years -- I still have it in my possession but I'm already going through withdrawal in expectation of being without it...
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