Superdrive UJ-857E will not read Photo DVD

I have a Macbook Pro that i use for all my wirk. I create my own dvds as well as play regular shop dvds. Recently I have been editing photos from a HP Photo DVD without issues however, my Macbook pro will not read the same DVD. (it does nor even show up in finder as a disc) I do not now what to do at this point as I despretely need to be able to access my own photo dvds.
Any information, guidance or support will be most welcome. :-) Please find the specs listed below.
MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:          MacBookPro3,1
  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:          2.2 GHz
  Memory:          4 GB
  Bus Speed:          800 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:          MBP31.0070.B07
MATSHITA DVD-R   UJ-857E:
  Firmware Revision:          ZA0E
  Interconnect:          ATAPI
  Burn Support:          Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
  Cache:          2048 KB
  Reads DVD:          Yes
  CD-Write:          -R, -RW
  DVD-Write:          -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
  Write Strategies:          CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
System Software Overview:
  System Version:          Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
  Kernel Version:          Darwin 10.8.0
  Boot Volume:          Macintosh HD
  Boot Mode:          Normal

Thanks much but I just unplugged the USB connector and put it back in and now it says YES!  And I'm doing a test burn right now.
--Jeff

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