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Hi. I'm going to repost here something I (incorrectly) posted on the iMac G4 thread (just in case it's a hardware related issue, which I don't think it is).
Anyway, I usually burn a "Bulkpaq DVD+R DL 2.4x 8.5GB" every month or so with my iMac. It's been ok until the last time I tried: the blank DVD is now automatically ejected from the computer a few seconds after I insert it.
I've read other people's threads asking about this same problem, and it is usually a media problem (testing with some other branch usually does the trick).
However, in my case, it cannot be the media (or, at least, it cannot be just the media) because I usually buy them in 25 unit packs, and all previous units from the current pack (6) worked, but now none of the remaining DL-DVDs (19 of them) do work anymore.
So... it could be that somehow the extreme hot in my room has ruined the remaining blank DL-DVDs however, since I recently upgraded from 10.5.6 to 10.5.7, I would blame the software upgrade. What do you think?
It could also be a hardware problem, but I still can burn other media (I haven't tested with other DL DVDs, but I have just burnt some CDs and single layer DVDs and they do work).
In some other thread, they have already explained me how to "revert" to 10.5.6 (basically do a fresh install on an external HD and then update up to 10.5.6), and I will try this later this week.
In the mean time, I would like to know if the "revert" process is worth the time. Mainly because the 10.5.7 changelog (here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3397) does not say anything about the SuperDrive.
Also, any other idea would be highly appreciated
Thanks.

Ups... I some how missed this other thread here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1644860&tstart=0 where they are experiencing this same problem.
Could anyone please remove my thread?
Sorry for the inconvenience.

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