DVD Burner does not see blank DVD disc.

And another thing! When I insert a blank DVD (16X) to burn a disc, my PB G4 doesn't seem to recognize it, no icon comes up on the desktop, and it gets spat out.
What's going on here? a new laptop in the offing? I hope not.

Hi Simon,
Yes, it only suffers indigestion with this one blank DVD disc, so much so, that no icon is created on the desktop and the disc gets thrown out. Haven't tried throwing in a blank CD. Will try one as soon as I'm back home again.
Thanks for your reply.
Arnel

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