Replacement MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875 drive stopped burning cd's

My replacement MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875 drive has stopped burning cd's in iTunes 10. The error msg is: "The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc drive didn't respond properly and can't recover or retry". When attempting to burn files from the finder I got the msg: "The disc can't be burned, because the device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media."
Is there any hope for this drive? It hasn't been used very much.

ust a note of interest.
You don't mention the brand of CD and DVD's you use.
Remember there is a huge difference in the Media you buy and choose.
There is also a big difference in the Software you use to burn with.
There are several schools of thought on th entire subject of burning period.
Apple burners are historiclly very picky, and do not like CHEAP Media.
Here is a good guide to use, it is for DVD but I would use like brands with CD's
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
As I mentioned above the software you use can and does have an affect on your success.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303599
As well as the burning assist link above using Apple Software, don't forget, Roxio's Toast 8 is considered the easiest and best for Mac users
http://www.roxio.com/enu/default.html?ccid=google&o_e25=Paid%20Search&gclid=CJuG 9uLNiogCFQ9OWAod014AHg
My quess is your problem is Media
Don

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Hi,
I bought the Matshita DVD-RAM US-875S from the PowerBook Guy and installed it in my G4 Pismo. I have corresponded with their support--who reply, but without actually answering. On PowerBook Guy's site, the thing is described as a Superdrive DL DVD-R-RW burner/player. I know this is a very basic question but I need to know if that means it will burn and play ONLY DVD-R and -RW whether DL or regular. I've asked them and they just say "It supports several different media. Ask on the Matsushita site."
Okay, there is probably some Matsushita site with that info, but I can't find it. I've gone through four pages of Google searches and haven't found a Mats site that has it. Panasonic Customer Support--or Parts--doesn't find it after a search.
System Profiler says it will write -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL. That's great if it does, because +R DLs are much easier to find than -R DLs. But why would PB Guy call it a -R-RW burner/player instead of telling you all the capabilities?
I found one site (CDfreaks.com) that says write speed as follows:
DVD-R 8 x
DVD-RW 6 x
DVD-R DL 4 x
DVD+R 8 x
DVD+RW 8 x
DVD+R DL 4 x
DVD-RAM 5 x
Note that it give DVD-R DL, which System Profiler does not. And DVD+R DL which PowerBook Guy does not. Does anyone know what the capabilities of this drive are, or where I can find a definitive answer? Thanks for any help you can give. Giles

Okay, for anyone who's interested, here's what I found on a British site called TheBookyard.com.
The Matshita (or Panasonic) UJ-875 slimline (I assume that's what the S means) is a replacement drive for the discontinued UJ-85J, the only difference in the specs being that the newer drive is slightly faster on the DL writing:
Specifications
Interface: IDE/ATAPI, Ultra DMA Mode4
Buffer: Memory 2 MB
Loading: Method Slot loading
Dimensions: 5.07” x 5.03” x 0.5”
Read Speeds: DVD-ROM 8X, CD-ROM 24X
Write Speeds:DVD-RAM 5x, DVD±R 8X (SL) 6X (DL), DVD-RW 6X, DVD+RW 8X, CD-R 24X, CD-RW 24X
So if it really does all this (haven't had time to test different media) I'm happy. My only question now (except re the error message in a separate post) is: Why does PowerBook Guy call it a DVD-R,-RW?

Why won't my internal MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D211A mount a blank disc or burn one?

Why won't my Dual Processor 500 MHz PowerPC G4, with 2 GB SDRAM, running Mac OS X ver. 10.4.11, equipped with an internally mounted MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D211A Drive mount or burn a blank CD, DVD-R, or DVD-Ram disc?
The System Profiler reports as follows:
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Firmware Revision: A109
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Unsupported)
Profile Path: None
Cache: 1024 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write:
DVD-Write: -RAM
Burn Underrun Protection CD: No
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: No
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I had that machine (PowerMac G4, DP500, Gigabit Ethernet). Expensive and bleeding edge at the time, but the optical drive proved to be of very limited utility. The DVD-RAM will burn only Type 1 and Type 2 DVD-RAM discs. It should also mount and give read-access to Type 1 and Type 2 DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM (including DVD-Video), DVD-R that you've burned on another machine, and CD discs. Here's a long-ago archived info sheet on DVD-RAM technology: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3072.
When prices for optical drives came down, I replaced the DVD-RAM drive with a more conventional CD/DVD burner.

Matshita DVD-R UJ-875: I cannot get it to accept blank DVD and CDs.

I have the super-drive Matshita DVD-R UJ-875. I have tried 5 different brands of DVDs they all get spit out. (My Macbook accepts them.) My iMac has some trouble reading a few DVD movie discs, but I eventually get it to go. CDs seem to have no trouble. Just blank DVDs and CDs get spit out. I get one success every about 50 discs to stay in and can burn. I have had the problem when running in Leopard, but not so much so, now I have the problem much more profound after updating to Snow Leopard in September. I switched from PC to Mac because my wife really enjoys video and photo editing on it. She feels very let down that she cannot burn any of her work. I really want to get this fixed. Anyone have any advice? I do have the 3 year warranty, but want to avoid taking it in if possible.

Having the same problem with my MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-875 drive on my Intel 24" imac. It still reads commercial CD and DVD discs, but for some reason spits out 75% of the CD-R discs I put in and now refuses to burn anything onto any blank CD I put into Itunes (on the few it WILL read to begin with). I suppose I will take it to the local authorized Apple repair shop and wait a few days to get it back. This will be the third time I have had it in since purchasing it in 2008. Once to have the defective hard drive replaced, again to have a defective hard drive fan replaced and now this. On one hand I am very glad I bought that $129 AppleCare, but on the other, I am tired of dragging this huge thing around and being without it for so long.

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Hi, my imac DVD drive MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-875, dont let CD come out because the center pins that arrest the CD. Somebody can help me???

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Hey hvbnfrgvn,
Thank you for the information on your HP Pavilion g7-2270us Notebook PC.
I suggest following the steps in this document for Drive Cannot Read Discs (Windows 8).
If your CD/DVD Drive Is Not Detected (Windows 8), follow the steps in this document.
I hope this information helps, please keep me posted on how it goes.
Best of luck and have a great day!
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I have a iMac early 2008, and I wonder how I can clean my CD/DVD - Player/Burner (MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-875). The Matshita spits out some cd's and some dvd's (not all) even if they are clean and with none damage. Have heard rumours who says that on the CD/DVD player/burner on Macbook Pro you can clean the player/burner with a shammy (wraped around a creditcard)inside the slot. Any suggestions?
The Matshita has been very choosy from the day i bought the iMac, but not as choosy as today. I consider to buy a new externally CD/DVD - player/burner. I have not time to send it in to service (4-6 weeks). But maybe someone out there has a good solution to fix this problem

Hi, yes I kno' the disk drives can be choosy on which make they read & write on.
You could try one ov those disk cleaning
CD's - usually sold @ stores like, Walmart, BestBuy or Target..
An external unit would work well, I'm not sure I agree with your thoughts on the service turn round time.
Why not visit your local Apple Approved
Service Agent......L

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After upgrading from Win 8 to 8.1 my DVD RAM GT80N SATA Drive is no longer recognized by my laptop.
Any ideas how to resolve this issue?
Regards ... John
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Hi John,
Open windows Control Panel, open Device Manager, expand DVD/CD-ROM Drives, right click the drive and select Uninstall - when this has completed, restart the notebook and let Windows fully load for a couple of minutes before checking if it's now listed correctly.
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Replacing MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857D

I'm new here, so go easy please.
This question has probably been answered but what the hey!
I have a Macbook Pro 15" with a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857D optical drive in it.
It is knackered, I have tried numerous fixes (DVD cleaners, firmware etc) but to no avail the drive is shot. Now do I have to replace the drive with same make/model drive or can I go and buy any slot optical drive and install it, like I can for a PC laptop?

try this fix posted by eww previously on another topic. as I not sure what problems you are experiencing I don't know if it will fix your problem but my superdrive (same model) wouldn't burn or recognise some media and applying this fix seems to have worked:
Reset the PRAM:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Reset the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
If these don't help either, you probably will have to replace your drive. It's not hard to do yourself:
http://tinyurl.com/yh9ow7f

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Thanks for the info. I have another question pertaining to your answer: "What speed would be best to use so the drive doesn't become HOT--- lowest speed for a longer period of time. . . OR . . . at a faster speed for a lesser time?
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