DVD-R Auto-ejects and not burn

I am in the middle of a stack of Mitsui DVD-Rs and now the Pioneer 109 will not burn from an Apple or a Toast disc image, and after several seconds auto-ejects all the remaining discs in my stack. DVDs and CDs of any kind can be read and CDRs can be burned. I have cleaned the lens with a cleaner disc, but no luck. The logic board identifies the burner, so I think that's okay. Can it be a software/firmware issue (corruption?), or is the burner dying??
any and all comment welcomed
Thanks

The Pioneer 109 may have outdated firmware, which would be difficult to update on a Mac. There are lots of reports of difficulties when attempting this.
Older firmware, or just ordinary incompatibility could be the reason your DVD-Rs are not burning. If you have not already tried a different brand of media, do that.
Finally, replacement drives are much faster and more reliable, and work with a wider range of blank media; for example, NewEgg ([www.newegg.com]) is selling the new Pioneer DVR-115 for $29.99. It's very easy to replace the drive in your Mac with one of these.
Even easier, there are external firewire optical drives that simply plug and play.

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