Unable to recognize blank DVD+R

When I insert a blank DVD+R into the cd/dvd drive, the system goes through its usual gyrations and then about 15 seconds later the drive bay opens, and there are no error messages. It appears that the drive or system is unable to recognize a blank DVD+R disc.
There isn't a problem viewing DVDs (commercial or superdrive burned discs)
iMac PowerPC G4 800Mhz Flatpanel Mac OS X (10.3.9) SuperDrive

Apple change the Open Firmware with the 10.4.6 Update! That's the problem that now no DVDs will be recognized by the system.
It's no Hardware problems! It's the software. Burning DVDs was problematical since 10.4.0 and Apple did a worst work.....with every Update since 10.4.4 it's even worster...
So, with the change of the firmware its not possible to burn DVD with Panther or earlier Tiger Versions as well because all of these Mac OS X Versions useing the changed Open Firmware.... :((
So, if Apple doesn't change it one more time you still have a non working SuperDrive on every Release of OS X

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I agree that another media brand is in order. Memorex does not make quality media and this may be the problem.
TDK and Maxell make highly regarded media. Princo is labeled as "3rd class" by the DVD Media FAQ at digitalFAQ.com.
I use TDK almost exclusively and have yet to have a bad burn.

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I have an old cd/dvd burner I bought from best buy years ago. Tried burning a dvd and it wouldn't recognize blank dvd..it keeps saying "please insert dvd" even though there's one in the drive. It burns CD just fine. Plays DVD just fine. I have tried using SEVERAL other burning programs and still doesnt work. Please help.
Also uninstalled and reinstalled the drive several times...going crazy here.

Just to make sure, are you SURE it's a cd AND dvd burner? There are drives out there(I mention this since you said years ago) that were CD burners, with the DVD ROM feather.
If you like my post, or solution to your issue/question, go ahead and click on the little star by my name and/or accept the post as the Solution. It makes me happy.
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Since it is two different drives the first step is to try a different brand of discs.
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Hi I have this MacBook Pro (Model version 3,1) purchased last August and I am covered by AppleCare since this July. I currently wanted to burn some data into blank DVD+/-RWs through Toast Titanium, but failed. Sometimes Finder recognizes the existence of a blank DVD inside the drive, but most of the time it just doesn't at all and ejects my blank DVD. In Toast, whenever I tried to burn the data, which is like 4.3GB worth, it "completes" the process at the blink of an eye, which means it didn't burn anything at all.
I've tried multiple DVDs and brands and it just won't work. I have also tried resetting PRAM but to no avail.
This is very annoying since I have to burn the data and mail the DVD out within these 3 days, so it's quite urgent and I didn't expect this to happen since I seldom use the Superdrive and I've been very tender with the slot-loading.
If anyone could help or refer me to a previously-dealt similar case, I would be very glad. Thanks.

Woops! I just realised that my 1st post to this topic didn't get posted so my subsequent one (which is the one listed) doesn't really make sense.....
......anyway, I was probably moaning about the drive with some specifics. Yep, it was cd reading/burning that was the main infuriating problem and had my visit to the genius bar this morning. The guy tested the drive through his operating system and its still didn't work so yes, he said the drive is useless. Only 2 years old and not overused at all but I do have a slight dent on the casing near the drive which may or may not have made any difference. He said to buy an external rather than replacing the internal which I did - a LaCie d2 and have just raced through loads of old music cds which is great and backed up lots of stuff to cd which is great too. And its fast.
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I have an ibook g4 1.42GHz running OS 10.4.11 purchased used about 10 months ago.
All of the literature says it should have a SuperDrive which should be able to burn DVD (SuperDrive DVD±RW/CD-RW). However I cannot get it to recognize a blank DVD. Plus iDVD brings up a message saying "your macintosh does not have a supported Superdrive...you will not be able to burn a dvd"
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MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124:
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I am not aware that this model ever came NOT able to burn dvd. The only explanation i see is that the person i bought it from may have had it refurbished for some reason and they put in the wrong optical drive? Is that possible?
Or does anyone have any other explanation or fix?

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What you mean exactly? Does the drive does not recognize content on the media or there is problem if you want to burn data on DVD-R media?
Can you please explain all this a little bit more preciously?
Just for info: I use TDK empty medias almost 5 years and I can say that TDK is very good manufacturer for this stuff.

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A shot in the dark, but these aren't DVD-R DL discs, are they? The original Macbooks can't write to Dual-Layer discs. They'd say DL on the package somewhere, and cost several dollars per disc.
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4050516?start=0&tstart=0 <<< click here.

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Repairing permissions yes. But in my head, if everything is working fine for it, just won't read Blank media, could it be a software thing?
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This problem sounds similar to several I've seen here, but appears to be different, hence a new topic.
My PB has been in to Apple for repairs "several" times, and has multiple logic boards replaced and the DVD drive replaced at least 2x in the past 12 months.
I have the CD and DVD prefs both set to "ask". CD media immediately pops up the "You inserted a blank CD." dialog, so I know the drive is online and working. CDs with content load and run fine.
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I hadn't tried to burn a DVD since it last came from the shop, so I do not know if this specific drive ever worked for burning, but previous drives all worked fine. The fact that the DVDs never register anywhere I can see before getting ejected is just weird.
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It's not the DVD media, because it works fine in the iMac, and my other PB.
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Although, since when has a DVD that was rated for a higher speed NOT been able to be burned at a slower/lower speed?
Since always, if the data layer in the disc is sufficiently different from what the drive expects. In a high-speed drive, a disc with a high speed rating can be burned at any speed within the drive's range, often including very low speeds. But in a low-speed burner, high-speed media may not be usable at any speed, because its data layer is very different from what the drive was designed to work with. You may not be able to see the difference easily, but the drive does, and rejects the disc thinking it's defective.
Back before DVD drives and media were common, this problem arose all the time with people trying to read early CD-RW discs in the CD-ROM drives of older Macs: it couldn't be done. When the speed ratings of CD-R media skyrocketed to 48x and 52x, some CD-ROM drives couldn't read the high-speed CD-R media either, though that problem was less common.
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As for -RW media, I never bother with it: it's way overpriced and too often has problems. I've always had good luck with the cheapest CD-R discs on sale at Costco, Staples, etc. for about 15 cents apiece in large packages. I occasionally burn an archival disc using high-priced 200-year Delkin or MAM-A media, but for the most part, cheapies serve me fine.

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I have a Powerbook with the new dual-layer Superdrive (Matshita DVD-R UJ-846). Blank DVDs are not recorgnized. I am inserting single-layer, 4.7 Gb discs; they don't show up on the desktop, in Finder window sidebars, etc. The lower area of Disk Utility shows this when a blank disc is in the drive:
     Disk Description :     MATSHITADVD-R UJ-846     Total Capacity :     0 Bytes
     Connection Bus :     ATA     Write Ability :     Read Only (DVD-R)
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I am using Office depot 8x DVD-R media. http://www.apple.com/powerbook/superdrive.html claims this speed is supported.
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If I open in finder the disk is mounted (of course) but I get similar behavior in Disk Utility. I can drag files to the disk to burn but Disk Utility still sees it as read-only. I'm curious if this behavior changed for you or if you're just able to use other products and thus haven't checked Disk Utility?
I'm using DVD+R media, other than that this is the same issue.

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