My super-drive macbookpro stopped recording DVD

My super-drive macbookpro stopped recording DVD and continues to correctly read and burn cd. Has anyone had this problem? Is the drive or software? thanks
MATSHITA DVD-R   UJ-868:
Revisão de firmware:          KB19
Interligação:          ATAPI
Suporte de gravação:          Sim (unidade de origem Apple)
Cache:          2048 KB
Lê DVDs:          Sim
CD-Write:          -R, -RW
DVD-Write:          -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Estatégias de escrita:          CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Suporte:          Para mostrar as velocidades de gravação disponíveis, insira um disco e escolha Visualização > Actualizar

This is a very common problem. Some are beacuse of the quality of media, some are because of the speed the media is burnt, some are because the drive gets dirty just where DVDs are concerned, and some are because of computer age. The last problem is common if the machine gets more than 4 years old, the PRAM battery needs replacing, and all sorts of settings start malfunctioning, until lastly the system clock no longer works and it might not boot. The others, see my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/cdrfailure.html

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