My DVD player/burner stopped working

I have 10.5.8 non-intel and it just ejects every DVD that I put in it. I have an LG Portable external drive, but the CPU only acknowledges it about 7 per cent of the time. Is there a way to de-activate the drive so that the external is more easily recognized, or an affordable brand of external DVD drive that will be more friendly with this mac? Thanks in advance

I suspect that the external optical drive has a mechanical and/or electronic problem, as opposed to having a compatibility issue with your G5. I've got many different external optical drives/burners (by a variety of manufacturers) and the only problem (if any) with a Mac would be bootability. Reading disks is not typically a problem, and burning disks (with "Toast") is trouble-free. Other World Computing has this external DVD±RW drive, which has every connection option you'd need. If you want a Blu-ray drive, there are a several from which to choose on this page.
There is no way (or need) to disable the internal optical drive with a control panel, as one might do with the Device Manager in a PC or with BIOS settings. The compatibility of the OEM internal drive doesn't diminish the System's capability to recognize an external drive.

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I have uninstalled iTunes - and uninstalled and then re-installed the DVD Player - but it still will not work!!
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It can read all video formats and you don't need some additional codecs.

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When I see the error report, appears 'app crash'....
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Try removing the CD/DVD Filters from the Registry.
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1) Run Regedit (Start -> Run -> Regedit)
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4) Reboot.
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At this point I think you should get Applejack...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15667/applejack
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My DVD drive has stopped working. Any suggestions?

In what way stopped? Completely dead? Won't burn? ...?
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
If completely dead, buy a new one.

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Yes go to your Apple and shut down..
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Does the new imac come with a cd/dvd player/burner?

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