IMac G4 CD Burning Issue

I have burned CD's for two years with no issues. All of a sudden - I am getting an error message that reads -
"The attempt to burn a disk failed. The device failed to respond properly, unable to recover or retry:
Anyone know what the deal is? Is there a simple fix?

Paul, Welcome to the discussion area!
Have you tried media from a different manufacturer or a different speed?

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i think i found your drivers and downloads page at Emachines:
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