Format / erase dvd+rw

hello
just got my macbook and finding my way around everything.
How do I format the rewritable DVD+?

Use the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder to erase it.
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Product Name & Number: Compaq Presario CQ60-101AU
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
Error Msg: Shows Reading Error at the end of burning DVD using Cyberlink Power2Go 5.5, Nero 11, Ashampoo Burning Studio 11
Description:
When reading and writing CD+R, everything works perfect. And Reading DVD also working perfect. The problem is while Writing DVD+R, DVD+RW and Erasing DVD+RW. When using burning software or the windows in-built burning, at the end it shows reading error. And While erasing also same problem. In the DVD, there are only some dark circles/lines with gap and doesn't look like normal written DVDs.
Steps tried out (but in vain)
1. Used different burners
2. Used Superblank
3. Uninstalled and Reinstalled Chipset drivers
4. Formatted the whole HDD and Reinstalled OS
Please Help! Actually where is the problem? And how to fix it?
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Either go directly to Intel and run their driver finder or use this thread.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-drivers-software-forum/404164-drivers-hp-dv6-2xxx-dv7-3xxx-dv8-hd...
The bloat-ware if you want it :
http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-drivers-software-forum/519991-popular-hp-notebook-software.html
Install the Chipset driver first, then the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver, the rest doesn't matter.
Same for the NVIDIA driver, Notebook Review is up to date or you cab go directly to NVIDIA.
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect?iid=dc_iduu
http://www.geforce.com/drivers
And the tutorial to do a clean install to W7.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/ss/windows-7-clean-install-part-1.htm
If you have an upgrade disc, then you can do a clean install as long as there is a Windows OS on the drive.
I have also done a clean install form an upgrade disc to on a new drive and it still works.
Glad the MoBo's doing well ! What kills them is if you do allot of gaming, the MoBo can't take the heat. The cooling system just isn't up to the task.

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I have a half dozen DVD-Ram disks (from my now-dead DVR). They mount on the Desktop and I can see the contents (VRO and associated files). I am exploring the various Toast, Streamclip (etc.) options to play/rescue the files. Once that is done, how can I erase (and rewrite/reuse) the disks? Neither Toast 8 nor Disk Utility seem happy with formatting/erasing this media. Any ideas?
~ Keri

Ah,... makes sense. Thanks! And here's what it says [below].
So, it seems to say I cannot "erase" ... but I can "overwrite" (??), which is splitting a hair finer would have occurred to me.
Okay. Then, how would I "overwrite" the files -- what application could I use to do this? Toast? Other??
~ Keri
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845E:
Firmware Revision: DMP2
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type: DVD-RAM
Blank: Yes
Erasable: No
Overwritable: Yes
Appendable: Yes

Optical drive no longer mounts blanks after erasing dvd-rw

hi, hopefully someone can help with this -
new macbook pro (couple months old)
i've used the optical drive twice, to burn onto a couple maxell dvd+rw discs - this worked fine.
today, i put one of the discs i'd previously used in, hit "erase" in disk utility ...
since then, the drive won't mount or recognize any blank media ... (the drive just hums for a bit, then nothing)
i tried the erased DVD-RW disc in another mac, it mounted fine - so the problem's not the discs ....
the optical drive seems to mount old data DVD-R's, authored DVDs, and CD's just fine ... but it now won't mount any blank media at all (whether CD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-R)
weird - it's like erasing a DVD+RW has somehow wiped the drive's ability to mount fresh, blank discs...
is it possible the erase operation busted something in the drive ... maybe that kind of operation uses part of the hardware mechanism that only affects the reading of blank media ? or could this be a software problem?
i tried resetting pram and repairing perms, this had no effect.
here's the spec of the optical drive :
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-875:
Firmware Revision: DA09
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

ok, just to add to this -
i made a small install of OSX.5.2 (from the MBP install disc) on a FW drive, and booted from that - and lo and behold, blank media is recognized ...
... so this points to a software problem ...

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I've received a new raptor 10k 150go... The guy from the apple store came to get it functional in the MP... So he does what he has to do and then we go to reboot and... nothing... :s
Just a really weird sound from the optical drive "trrr tec... trrr tec... trrr tec...". Black screen... So the dude tries many diferent things before saying, "we'll have to put a new OS in that..." He launches the instal and goes away... After disk one installation, reboot and... nothing... same symptoms...
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This is the new MBP that I bought 2 weeks ago
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I am going to be moving to London, and I understand that the DVDs there are a different format than the ones in North America. I was just wondering if anyone knows whether my old DVDs will work on a Macbook purchased from the UK Apple store. I know some DVD players play all DVD formats from around the world, but I was curious if a UK Macbook would only play format 2 or format 1 as well.
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good grief! pay attention please.
Er, strikes me that you should. As far as anyone here knows OP doesn't even have a MacBook yet, or indeed any kind of Mac. He/she doesn't say so. Just to clarify I've marked the salient points in bold.
Hello,
I am going to be moving to London, and I understand that the DVDs there are a different format than the ones in North America. I was just wondering if anyone knows whether my old DVDs will work on a Macbook purchased from the UK Apple store. I know some DVD players play all DVD formats from around the world, but I was curious if a UK Macbook would only play format 2 or format 1 as well.
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Well, I'm back with a RAID problem again. This time the powers that be sent me a Sun Microsystems StorEDGE A5200 RAID box (22 33gig disks). It's a fibre channel system, and is full of Seagate FC disks. The box only hooks up to my G5 Quad via the Apple Fibre channel card that I have hooked up. It's a dual channel card and both are plugged into the back of the RAID array.
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1 - Apple no longer supports SCSI, you may not format disks in any way using OS X. OS 9 also does not work on any of the G5 machines at least.
2 - You can use Linux to do most of the work with SCSI, it is still supported, although there is little clear documentation on how to get it done. Linux is free and works very well with my G5 Quad. But it has a steep learning curve and it's not worth it for just formatting SCSI drives.
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