No icon for blank discs

I have a Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5. Recently I have tried to insert blank CDs and DVDs into my Superdrive and I get the pop-up window asking which program I want to burn in. When the window is gone I don't get an icon. I have an external CD drive(Que Fire) and I get the same message and still no icon. I tried buning a CD in iTunes with a disc in both drives and it says it can not burn on the Superdrive but it will burn on the external drive. I have burned many CDs and DVDs from the same spools so I do not see that as the problem. The Superdrive plays CDs and DVDs as well as reading data. Does anyone else have this issue and/or a solution.
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

1. repair permissions using disk utility.
2. reset pmu and nvram
http://www.macosg.com/group/viewtopic.php?t=5819
3. open the cd/dvd preference pane and see if ignore is selected on insert of blank cd/dvd's.

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