Dead SuperDrive?

I've been trying to burn some photos to DVD this week and everytime I insert a blank disc, my iMac spins the disc up and down a few times, then spits it out. I managed to burn a couple of CDs a few days ago, but tonight that failed to.
Does this console log mean that the drive is no longer functioning?
pbxutil: Burn failed, Mon Apr 5 22:38:06 2010
pbxutil: Burn sense: 3/73/03 Medium Error, Power calibration area error
pbxutil: Burn error: 0x8002006D The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.
pbxutil: Burn started, Tue Apr 6 21:18:01 2010
pbxutil: Burning to DVD+R media with DAO strategy in MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846 FA0G via ATAPI.
pbxutil: Requested burn speed was 47x, actual burn speed is 8x.
pbxutil: Burn failed, Tue Apr 6 21:18:37 2010
pbxutil: Burn sense: 3/11/00 Medium Error, Unrecovered read error
pbxutil: Burn error: 0x8002006E The burn failed because of a medium write error.
pbxutil: Burn started, Tue Apr 6 21:26:10 2010
pbxutil: Burning to DVD+R media with DAO strategy in MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846 FA0G via ATAPI.
pbxutil: Requested burn speed was 47x, actual burn speed is 8x.
pbxutil: Burn failed, Tue Apr 6 21:26:46 2010
pbxutil: Burn sense: 3/73/03 Medium Error, Power calibration area error
pbxutil: Burn error: 0x8002006D The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.

Did you find a fix? I am having the EXACT same problem, mine actually spits out the disk, then shuts down! I have been trying to burn some photos, & can't. I also tried to back-up my photos with an external hard drive I bout online @ apple.com..... and my computer refuses to recognize it?!? Frustrating!

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