IDVD 6 will not recognize SuperDrive in iMac
When opening iDVD I get a message that my iMac is not equipped with a recognized SuperDrive and that I will be unable to burn DVDs. The iMac shows that it is equipped with a "PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K06" that shipped as original equipment from Apple. Any suggestions???
Welcome to discussions, Jim.
Try repairing permissions first. (Found in HD / Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility)
:)Sue
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Idvd does not recognize superdrive
i have a macbook pro 15" and it has a superdrive, but just now when i opened idvd to burn a dvd an error message popped up saying that "this machine does not have a superdrive so i will not be able to burn a dvd?" then i quit idvd and opened it again and was able to burn the dvd. does any one know what happened? or what caused that. i just received my computer back today from a repair that was done concerning the screen and the computer freezing. but now im paranoid that its not recognizing the superdrive.
"this machine does not have a superdrive so i will not be able to burn a dvd?"
Don't be paranoid. It's actually normal. When Apple Certified Techs open or go into the guts of your laptop and open up the machine completely, they often test items as a whole and also individually which means they need to disconnect various items and then put them back the way they were.
If you got this error message when you opened iDVD, it's very possible they had to remove a component or perhaps the S-Drive and put it back in when they were done. If they did this while the system was powered up, then next time the app is opened it will remember it didn't have the drive at that particular time. So next time it's powerd up one would get a message saying there is no S-Drive. If you see the message again, then I'd be concerned. That would indicate the device was not properly reinstalled and may have a loose connection.
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My iMac will not recognize a blank DVD-R that I am trying to burn. It also won't eject unless I "shut down" and restart while holding down the mouse button. Anyone have any remedies?
I ran into a similar (identical?) problem. I inserted a DVD-R and my imac would not recognize it. The only way to eject was to do a restart. I tried some of the SMC reset stuff. That didn't work. I came across another thread on macrumors (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=336501)
that solved my problem.
I have an external Western Digital Passport drive that I use for timecapsule. It turns out
there are two files that WD adds to the /Library/LaunchDaemons that interferes with the
SuperDrive. I removed the WD files from the LaunchDaemons directory and everything works fine
now. Again, refer to the macrumors thread for more details.
The files I removed from the LaunchDaemons directory were:
com.wdc.WDDMservice.plist
com.wdc.WDSmartWareServer.plist
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Hello:
This is not an area I have much experience in......I rarely insert DVDs and I have never had a similar problem.
When the DVD is in the drive (and DVD players is open) click on File>get disk info.
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I had been having trouble with my iMac 400dv's hard drive. I had posted the problems I was having and had gotten some very nice feedback. The final decision was to install a new hard drive and battery.
I purchased a refurbished 40GB Maxtor to replace my old 20GB. Installation was no problem except that my iMac will not recognize the new drive. If I reinstall the old one, it recognizes it right away, so I know it has been installed correctly.
I took the new hard drive back to the store and the tech said that it wasn't set on the "Master" position. He set it and tested the drive and said that it was fine. I reinstalled and get the same result, no drive can be sellected to install the software. No matter where I set the pin, I get the same result. I called the phone help line (MicroCenter) and the new tech told me that the drive was too big for my mac, which makes no sense to me since they suggested I buy a 100GB in the 1st place.
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In my opinion no Macintosh user should attempt to install a refurbished HD under any condition. Especially any HD that is to be bootable as they are no longer reliable for the Mac.
Master setting is a must for the HD and never tinker with an optical setting. Well, if you could mess with the optical setting, expect to do some micro-surgery.
You should be good for a HD up to a capacity of 120GB. The threshold is somewhere around 137GB but you will not find such odd capacity on the market.
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You can see both wired and wireless clients in Advanced > Logs and Statistics.
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I have created several home movies in imovie and am now ready to burn them to DVDs that family members can play on their DVD players. How am I supposed to do this? iDVD did not come with my imac. How does apple want us to do this? Thanks.
Why is there no iDVD on my new Mac? How do I get it, and how do I install it?
Apple insists that the entire world has access to fast broadband (and are prepared to pay for the considerable bandwidth usage) and wants to distribute home movies to friends and relatives via download (iCloud, YouTube, Facebook, whatever) rather than mailing them a DVD. The fact that in reality not all users do, has so far had no effect on this policy. Some purchasers of new iMacs have reported that if you scream and shout loudly enough down the phone to Apple, they may send you a free copy of iDVD. Stating that they would return their brand new Mac unless they received a copy of iDVD worked for some, but that is now said to have been withdrawn by Apple.
Also, you can complain bitterly via Apple’s Feedback link, perhaps suggesting that Apple could have provided a choice between burning DVDs and distributing home movies by other means. You may feel that Apple should not dictate how you destribute family videos or photos to distant relatives and friends, and should not assume that every user is prepared to pay for the excessive bandwidth usage charged by ISPs for huge downloads from the App Store:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Whilst Macs with a Superdrive continue to be able to burn video DVDs, the software for so doing, iDVD, is no longer included in the iLife bundle that comes with OS 10.7 Lion (which also omitted iWeb) or that comes with OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. And it is no longer included in the iLife 11 from the online Apple Store: http://www.apple.com/ilife/. As there is no satisfactory substitute for iDVD Your only solution is to look on Amazon or eBay and try to get an older version that includes iDVD 7, i.e. iLife version 9 onwards. You should also do this if you plan to buy a new Mac anytime soon, as stocks of iLife that include iDVD will not be available for ever.
However, the vastly more expensive FCPX can burn a DVD without iDVD or DVD Studio Pro involvement, but lack the themes etc of iDVD. Also, of course, there is Roxio Toast, which is the best software for burning anything but again does not offer the flexibility of iDVD.
It is worth noting that the version of iDVD 7 included with iLife 11 only includes themes from iDVD 5-7. If you want all the older themes you should buy iLife 9, which has the same version of iDVD 7 but with all the themes, and none of the iDVD 7 updaters available from Apple Downloads contain them.
Currently the only certain way to get all themes is to start with the iLife 09 disc:
https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-21006826-20751 4/Installer001.jpg
This shows the iDVD contents in the iLife 09 disc via Pacifist:
https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-21006826-20748 0/Pacifist001.jpg
You then can upgrade from iDVD 7.0.3 to iDVD 7.1.2 via the updaters at the Apple Downloads webpage.
But even though you can still buy iLife 9 or 11 that includes iDVD 7 from Amazon, Apple now make it difficult to install:
When you try to install iDVD you may see a notice come up on the screen stating that the 'Authorisation Licence' had expired on 25 March 2012, because Apple have withdrawn the license to it can no longer be used.
In other words Apple are now so adamant that we don’t use iDVD that they have tried to make it impossible to install.
If you get an invalid certificate message just set your Mac's clock to sometime before early 2011 and run the installer. After installing iDVD reset the time back to the correct time on your Mac.
You may be to use able to use the installer even without setting back the date. Just click on the Continue button and it should work as expected, but for some it will not continue unless the date is set back.
Additional comments:
Apple has clearly indicated in the newest iMacs, Mac mini and Retina Display MacBook Pro that it plans to phase out optical disc drives as soon as possible across the board, providing an external USB drive as an option for users who need one but which is not universally compatible with all Macs.
Users increasingly have fewer opportunities to use optical drives, as the bulk of third party software is now available as a digital download either directly from the vendor or through Apple's App Store. but not all. Apple also sees digital distribution as the future of music and movies, as exemplified in Apple TV, which has never included an optical drive.
The company has never supported any new HD optical disc formats on its products, including Microsoft's ill fated HD-DVD or Sony's Blu-ray format, despite initially being involved in the Blu-ray standardization process. Instead, Apple has put its resources behind developing increasingly higher definition audio and video formats that it can distribute electronically through its own iTunes Store.
And if you think Microsoft are any better, their latest Windows 8 operating system will not play DVDs, or burn them, unless customers buy an extra upgrade, the company has announced: http://www.gizmag.com/windows-8-no-dvd-playback/22443/
In other words, computer manufacturers have declared optical media as dead, long before consumers are ready to stop using them, which is fine as long as they offered us a choice, but they won’t even do that. Flexibility and intuitive use of a computer seems to be a thing of the past.
The latest anorexic iMacs do not even include a CD drive (or Firewire)! Proof positive that Apple virtually prohibit the use of optical media - although the newly announced Mac Minis do include a Superdrive.
Yet, they still include iMovie! Heaven alone knows or understands what you are supposed to do with your newly edited masterpiece - except make a low quality version for YouTube? -
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