DVD reads DVD and CD-r's if prerecorded but blanks are not read

ONLY Blank DVD's or CD's will not show up on desktop or in Mac Hard Drive. In SETTINGS i have enable any blank to BRING UP Itunes or different programs but this never happens. I have tried many different types of DVD and CDr always the same result. Will play CD-r and DVD movies perfectly but cannot record to anything because it keeps telling me to put in a recordable blank disk which it has. I suspect Drivers. If i insert leopard will it wipe all clean. Don't want to but would like to reload drivers or something. Are there any Mac experts out there
Thanks a bunch

check out my faq* http://www.macmaps.com/cdrfailure.html
if that does not help, get the lens cleaned at an authorized service center if under warranty, or through a store cleaner that meets the specs for your drive.
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