External DVD burner not recognized

February 2014 Mac Pro
Final Cut Pro X
A DVD burner and an LG BluRay burner.
I believe the reason why I can't seem to burn either type of disc anymore is because I have plugged them into different USB ports over the many days I've been using these devices. They work fine on other computers and were working fine on this one, but Final Cut Pro uses a "Create Disc" program that I believe gets confused by which disc drive is to be used.
Final Cut Pro X completes the transcoding and goes to burn the DVD or BluRay disc (depending on which I selected in the Share menu) but nothing happens anymore.
How do I flush the hardware cache (if there is one) and restart with these external devices. The Mac Pro only has 4 USB ports but I needed more so I swap out the cables from time to time as I sync iPhones or upload memory cards to iPhoto.

Found my own problem.
I use a program from Jeppesen to download FlightCharts for my Garmin G1000 on my MacPro called JDM. It loads an app called JSUM that doesn't close or exit cleanly after using the software. This service utility interferes with the USB ports and prevents a whole host of devices from working properly. I had to use Activity Monitor to close JSUM service and then rebooted. (I also deleted the app)
All was returned to normal!

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