IMac Intel 24" with MATSHITA DVD-R   UJ-85J

HELP...!
My drive will recognize some CD's and DVD's that my Macbook Pro 17" will read all
of them and my iMac will only read or mount a small portion of them,
I find if I write on a CD, DVD with a CD/DVD Marker Pen the iMac will not
Read or mount the disc, when I open Toast 8.1 and go to Recorder: Disc Info.
It tells all about the disc, and the disc isn't mounted on my desktop though ?
I've read where this is a major issue and some said to go out and buy a
external DVD Burner/Drive I don't think so I paid Apple for this one
And I expect it to work. I have the Apple Care Plan, but I'm disabled and at this
point can't drive to go to take the iMac in for service
?? Will come out to me ???
Macbook Pro's CD/DVD Burner: MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-85J

No Help So No Solution ...!

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