CD or DVD Disc does not appear on desk top ...

When I insert a blank CD it comes up on the desktop. When I
insert any CD or DVD that contains data the CD or DVD does not
come up on the desktop. I have looked at "troubleshooting a cd-rom " from Apple. I've tried a number different brands of CDs and DVDs so it isn't the disc. I've been told that I need to clean the lens on my CD player and have bought a CD cleaner made by Memorex however I can't use it because it doesn't come up
on my desktop because it isn't blank....a conundrum. Anyone out there
who could shed some light on this problem? Thank you!
Dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104VR
Dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104VR

OK WHERE IS APPLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? I have started idvd, control-option-p-r and still nothing. It can't be my drive because it will play data, and blank dvd's. It is the software updates I have 10.4.5 with a g5 sony super drive but I do not play movies often so I do not know which upgrade it is. Does apple look at these posts? You know there are hundreds of cases out there by the number of posts here and other threads in tiger. search "My DVD disc doesn't appear on my desktop " and see all of the threads. I bought my 5th mac because of ease of use but why there isn't a patch for this is pxxxing me off
Machine Name: Power Mac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac7,2
CPU Type: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 900 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f2
SONY DVD RW DW-U10A:
Firmware Revision: A43h
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 8192 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: No

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