Computer won't talk to cd driver

I am getting an error message when I try to burn a cd... essentially my cd driver and computer are not talking to each other. When I tried to use my tech tool deluxe cd the computer would not start up from it even with the "c" held down as required. I have an older macbook updated to leopard.

Try the following, then repair permissions and restart again:
Resetting the SMC (System Management Controller) on Intel-based Macs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 and
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237?viewlocale=en_US
Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

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Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have looked into your issue about your HP Pavilion g7-1314nr Notebook and issues with Windows 7 and starting up. I recommend to restore the BIOS defaults. You could restore the BIOS with this document selecting the reloading the BIOS default settings which should resolve the fan issue.
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