Cannot burn discs

Can anyone suggest a fix for a superdrive that will not burn discs?
It plays DVDs and CDs fine but just does not recognise blank discs.
Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks in advance.
Further info:
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:
Firmware Revision: AP09
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

Who is the manufacturer of HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N? Is there any firmware updates to look for maybe? It seems that many people have the same problem with this drive. I wonder if Apple have any notes about this?

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