Some dvd-r's not readable

My Mac Pro is having a hard time reading DVD-R discs. Has anyone else had a problem reading DVD-R discs? I'm using Verbatim brand 16x Certified discs, so it's not like I using cheap discs. What's odd is that I can view them fine on my Powerbook G4 but when I insert them into my Mac Pro it says disc is not readable by this computer.
Any ideas? does it soud like I have a lemon driver?
thanks

Try booting using a Safe Mode boot…
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393
… and see if it changes anything.

Similar Messages

  • HT1379 The dvd disc is not readable in my dvd superdrive

    My macbook pro retina display is less than a year old as well as the external dvd superdrive.  The dvd player has worked in the past.  Now, when I plug it in to the USB port and put a dvd in the slot, approimately 10 seconds later, the computer reports that the disc is not readable and gives me the option to ignore or eject.

    Have you tried a different DVD disk to see if that disk has a problem?

  • IDVD created DVD plays on some DVD players and not others, HELP!

    Hi everyone,
    I just finished a huge wedding photo montage and burned it using iDVD to a standard DVD-R. I popped it into a Sony home DVD player and all went well, and looked great. Next I tried the DVD in a Mintek portable DVD player (so it's easier to take to the wedding and connect to the LCD projector) and the DVD is not recognized. I tested another computer burned DVD (from a wedding video that was burned on a PC) in the mintek and it does work. I also tested the mintek using a standard store bought DVD movie and it worked fine.
    Any thoughts on why this might be happening? I've browsed through the prefs for iDVD in search of some "compatibility" options but there aren't any.
    The wedding is Saturday so I'm really hoping to get this sorted out quickly.
    BTW I'm using the MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-815 (the one that came standard in the original 1GHz, 17" Powerbook)
    Thanks everyone!
    Dave-G

    Your problem is the Mintek portable DVD player.
    Some older DVD players will not play the newer burned media.
    This is by design to force conusmers to always upgrade and update there equipment to stay a head of the technology curve.
    I had the same problem with a 2 year old stand alone player wouldn't play anything I burned. It would play on other computers and on newer stand alone players but not on a 2 year old player. (VERY FRUSTRATING) I bought a new cheap stand alone and quess what , All was good it played.
    There are different codes that are on these players that distingish the players capability.
    Good Luck.
    Don

  • Some DVD's were not recognised by my DVD ROM

    Hari bol,
    my DVD ROM SR-8174 (Matshita), Driver 1.3.5, did not read or recognise the data of some DVD's I need to play.
    No one could help me since today. Does anyone know were the problem is and if there is a chance to solve it, for example by updating the driver........?
    Thank you
    Sascha

    Use System Profiler and see what it says about your DVD drive. It should (if it is like later versions) tell what kind of disks the drive can handle. It will probably read dvd -R but maybe not dvd +R or either kind of RW.
    My wallstreet could not read burned a CD used for software distribution. I had to read it on another machine and transfer it using a Zip disk.

  • Some DVD's will not play.

    Three of my commercial DVD's will not play on my Powerbook. Almost all of my DVD's do. These three will play on my wife's Sony laptop and on my Panasonic DVD Player/Recorder. However, the Apple DVD player either fails to read or starts up the program and fails uppon entering the main menu. I get either a DVD fayal read error or an error message that state the DVD's may be scratched or damaged (which they're not). Any one else having this problem? Also, is it a software or hardware problem or both?

    selinahillier wrote: Hi I have a HP Pavilion p6606f Desktop PC Windows 7 64-bit. I was trying to burn off a DVD and it will not reconize DVD's or games, but will reconize a CD. Please help Thanks
    Hello selinahillier, Many times when this happens the DVD laser has become faulty. I have removed the DVD drive, and the DVD drive case, and used a soft cloth and some cleaning solution to clean the DVD Laser and managed to get the DVD working again.
    Since DVD drives are as inexpensive as they are now, it might be best to just purchase a new one.
    These can be purchased for less than $20.00 USD now.
    Here  is a link to NewEgg where these drives can be found.
    Just some thoughts.
    Please click the White Kudos star on the left, to say thanks.
    Please mark Accept As Solution if it solves your problem.

  • My DVD drive reads some DVD's but not all.  Help

    I am trying to install all of my graphics programs (Adobe, Quark, Suitcase). It will only read one of my dvd's and not any of the others. The disks show up when I put them in my drive on my other mac. What is going on?
    Thanks.

    Welcome ot Apple Discussions!
    Since a Powermac G5 can't run 10.6, we are kind of mystified what your computer consists of. But I will say this much. If these are commercial DVDs, chances are the drive has gotten dirty, and needs a proper head cleaning. Ask a local authorized service technician to recommend one for you.

  • Output Audio from DVD Studio Pro works on some DVD's but not others

    Hello All,
    Would really appreciate any help here.
    My project in final cut pro 6 has audio and it plays fine on the computer as well as the dvd studio pro simulator. I send the final cut pro file to compressor and then to dvdsp to burn. Everything works fine except when I play it in some dvd players I get no sound. I have another dvd player that plays everything with no problem. This is a big problem as I can't determine what kind of player a client has.
    Is there something I need to fix in final cut pro, compressor or dvdsp?
    Thanks a bunch in advance for any help anyone can provide.
    Please help. Thanks

    Hi
    What audio format did you use: AIFF or AC3?
      Alberto

  • DVDs and Zips not readable

    Recently some zip discs have been opening a window that tells me that they are unreadable by this computer, now I have gotten that message with all movie DVDs that I had been playing sucessfully in the past. This is happening on both of my computers the other being an ibook. The DVDs still play on my television player. The computers can still recognize software DVDs and audio CDs.
    Power Mac G4 dual   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

    Sounds like a system issue, I have this happen from time to time and usually maintaince (Onyx, repair permissions etc.) straightens it out, will also usually run Diskwarrior on the Hard Drives (or Zips) It is strange that both computers have this at the same time, I would say check the cord, but that should not be affecting all the DVDs also.
    So it sounds like a software/prefs issue.
    Try creating a new user account and see if that helps. (Have you done any rcent software updates or OS?)

  • Burned DVD plays on some DVD players and not others

    Hello all,
    First, please forgive my ignorance because I do not work with video much and have no idea what I'm doing. Someone created a video that I need to burn so the DVD can play on any DVD player. The folder is titled "VIDEO_TS" and then the files within it have the following extensions: .BUP, .IFO, .VOB. with VIDEO and VTS as the prefixes. the largest file has a .VOB extension. The master disk is a DVD-R and I burned the video on a Verbatim DVD-R which played fine on my MAc, a PC and two DVD players. However, I tried it on two other DVD players and it could not be played. So now I'm trying to figure out how I can created a DVD that will be compatible with any DVD player or create an alternate version that can be played on the machines that currently can't play the DVD.
    Does all of that make sense? I've been all over the internet and seen different suggestions for similar problems but I don't want to spend money or waste time trying different tactics that won't solve my problem.
    Thanks in advance!

    Hi
    This is a question very familiar in iDVD forum. I use to answer like this.
    • Brand of DVD used matters - I only use Verbatim (more organic dye in these) - but there are other GOOD Brands
    • DVD-R - plays on more DVD-players than DVD+R as it plays on even older DVD-players (DVD+/-RW - don't even think of it)
    • BURN SPEED - is a major contributor to this problem - I never go faster than x4 - I use as standard x2
    There are two kinds a blanc DVD can be burned as
    • DATA-DVD - Files from DeskTop just stored on a blank DVD - few DVD-players can play this (only very very new ones and they are rare - if I'm rightly informed)
    • Video-DVD - a DVD-authoring program is a MUST. iDVD, DVD-Studio Pro, Burn, Roxio Toast etc etc
    I'm told that Compressor can do this - I never got it to deliver a Playable-DVD - BUT THIS IS DUE TO MY NEGLECT !
    So when iDVD or Toast creates this very special structured DVD - You find the two (must be there) folders VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS (empty) - and if the DVD-player don't find this = it will not play.
    Yours - very happy with iDVD and Toast (and DVD-Studio Pro - but this is hard to get right) - Bengt W

  • Some DVDs will not play in my Fall '10 i5 MBP

    Hi everybody,
    This morning I tried playing "Fantastic Mr. Fox" on my less-than-a-year-old Macbook Pro. I put the DVD in superdrive, and instead of hearing the familiar "whirring" or "winding up noise" followed by opening the DVD player app, I just hear a series of buzzes for about five-to-ten seconds before the disc is forcibly ejected. Thinking there might've been a problem with the Superdrive I tried Batman Forever, which loaded up normally. I then tried putting in Horton Hears a Who, which also buzzed and ejected. In total I've tried about ten discs, and three of them haven't worked. The backs of each disc are clean, and scratch-free and were all purchased from either Walmart or Target. They work on other DVD players around the house (PS3, Xbox 360, PC DVD player)
    Does this particular superdrive have problems with certain studios' manufacturers?

    Hi
    Has it worked before ?
    Is it just some DVDs that do not play ?
    Do You burn CD/DVDs ? If so can it be so that You burned several in a row (>3 at same time) ?
    I use a Cleaning DVD (with brushes - NO Liquid) from time to time. Do You ?
    Yours Bengt W

  • Can´t open some DVD´s in DVD player since I´ve got Lion-there was never such problem under snow Leopard

    Can´t play some DVD´s in Apples DVD player, that run well onmy machine(s) before i`ve installed lion. Even if I say in system Preference "when inserting DVD-start DVD player, it starts, but can´t even select the DVD´s. They appear in finder, I can playém e.g. with VLC, but DVD player says "no DVD available"
    ( My OS is upgraded to 10.7.1)
    Can anyone fix it?

    In my special case, it seems to be a slowly dying superdrive. Yesterday I´ve got a brand new DVD,which was not readable in my Imac. After some retries the drive simply ejected the disk.
    `Cause I do not own a DVD-Player I went to a neighbour, where the dvd played fine. Now I realised after som tries, that my mac does not recognize any of my double density dvd´s. Single density works.
    I think I will return my mac to the shop to get a new drive.

  • Pimsleur CD: The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer

    We have a set of Pimsleur Turkish language cds from the library. I've tried alost every cd in the set, and every one generates the error "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer." I've tried several of our other audio cds and also have tried some dvds and have not had a problem with any of them -- only with the pimsleur Turkish language cds. Any ideas what's going on here or how I can troubleshoot? They are just audio files on the cds, we've played other Pimsleur language cds without trouble before.

    I tried a CD cleaning disk but that isn't read either.
    Your superdrive is broken.  Either have it fixed or purchase an external burner (which is cheaper ).

  • Only reading some DVDs?

    We have an old g4 imac that is reading/playing some DVD's but not others. Any idea why?
    Thanks!

    A lttle slow with my comeback but reading through this may help solve your issue.
    There could be several different issues that cause this problem.
    Many of the softwares for CD and DVD burning have different functions and many don't have those functions at all.
    Software for burning should have these features.
    You have the option to create
    DATA
    AUDIO
    VIDEO-TS
    Besides this the software should also give the option to create your project for
    PC ONLY
    MAC ONLY
    PC OR MAC Compatible
    Most good softwares will
    Read the project
    Compress (If need be)
    Write the project
    And last but not least
    VERIFY
    Verify closses or finalizes the project.
    If the project was burned on PC only that could be the problem,
    If the project was burned on entry level software without these options, the settings could have been set wrong.
    If the project was not Verfied that could also be the problem.
    Lastly if the project was burned on media that your computer is not capable of reading.
    I suggest you get a friend with a PC to try it out, and if he or she can play it on a PC then have them reburn the project with good Media, and Good Software.

  • Disc Burner. Why are some files not readable or writeable?

    Hello,
    I am trying to backup my friends computer files on a beige G3 (233 MHz). I am burning about 6 DVDs of AIF music files. Most of the files are about 30 - 40 Megs in size. Often I receive error messages on particular files that read:
    "The operation cannot be completed because some data cannot be read or written.
    (Error code - 36)"
    Followed by the choices: "Stop" or "Continue".
    I have a bad feeling that my startup disk is too small but I am not sure.
    Most of the files work fine. However some of the files cause disc burner to not be able to use them in the disc image before I burn. Why would this be?
    Here are the specifications:
    Computer: beige G3 with two hard drives (one SCSI and one ATA hard drive) and a Pioneer DVR-110D DVD writer which is Apple supported (Apple system profiler indicates Apple supported on this DVD writer). My blank DVD disks are Sony Vermatim DVD-R (1 - 16x speed support). Although I think my beige G3 only writes them at about 2 or 4x.
    I am using OS 10.1.5. My startup disk which has OS 10.1.5 in it is a 4 GIG SCSI disk. Is this big enough for a startup disk (for creating 4.5 GIG DVDs)? My files are on the second hard drive which is a 40 GIG ATA disk.
    I have a bad feeling that my OSX startup drive is too small for disk burning - it is only 4 GIGs in total and OSX Disc burner (Disc copy) is first making a disk image on my startup volume before it burns it. Perhaps that disk image is too large for the startup volume. Is there any way I could ask OSX to put this disk image on the second larger hard drive instead (not the startup drive?).
    Here is my process (I hope I am doing this right - I am new at this):
    1. I first insert a blank DVD-R
    2. A message pops up asking my if I would like to create a blank disc image for this disk (I think this is the typical Disk Copy utility window. I say "yes" and give it a name and choose the "DVD-R or DVD-RAM" option. (I am not sure if there are other important settings to choose here or better settings to use but I guessed the other options that seemed obvious. A blank disk image is created with an icon that looks like a DVD disk.
    3. Then I drag my chosen files to this blank disc image. It takes about 30 minutes to copy over. Thats when I receive the error message that some files couldn't be "read or written". The other files work fine but it would be nice if they all worked.
    Why would some files not be readable or writeable?
    4. Then I choose file/burn in the top menu and the DVD is created. This takes another 20 - 30 minutes. At the very end of the process another message pops up saying:
    "Sorry the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occured (error code -28)" Followed by an "OK" button.
    However all the files that made it onto the final DVD are fine - its just that its not all of the ones I originally chose in the first step when dragging to create the disk image.
    Am I doing this the right way?
    Why are some files not "readable or writeable" as it indicates in the error message?
    Is my 4 GIG startup disk too small for this? or are the music files possibly corrupt? or could there be some other possible problem?
    Thanks

    To follow up, I have some good news. After following your advice Kappy, it now works very well Thanks! Instead of using the 4 GIG volume for the OS, I am now using an 8 GIG partition on an 80 GIG drive. So now the OS has some room to operate. No disk errors occured on my first DVD
    Now there was one problem. The second DVD burned gave me an error. I am not sure why but I am going to guess that because I had to installed the OS onto an 8 GIG partition maybe the OS needs to be rebooted in between disk burns because although 8 GIGs is certainly greater than the 4 GIGs I gave it last time, it still isn't a lot of space - maybe just enough to do one DVD at a time. Thats only a guess. So I rebooted to see if that clears the system out ready for the next DVD and I am trying to burn the second DVD again. If I remember I will report back. In any case, yes, this seems to be working. I hope this second DVD burns well too.
    Thanks Kappy

  • DVD drive does not recognize some media on Satellite A30-514

    I own a Satellite A30-514 laptop with Microsoft xp OS. Just lately, some DVD's (not games) will not play from the drive. some do some don't. It is not a region problem - they are all region 2. Windows does not read the disc when it is inserted and does not register a disc in the drive when I show 'my computer'. CD's all play normally. Could this be a driver (internal) issue or is my DVD CD combo just too old now?
    Thanks Marie.

    Hi
    To give you some precise answer it will be interesting to know which DVDs are not readable. Meaning of word 'some media' is to general and not helpful to understand the problem.
    Satellite A30 is pretty old notebook model and it is possible that ODD functionality is not good anymore. You can try to clean the lens.

Maybe you are looking for