macbook dvd-r and cd-r's not recongnizable

[bored911]

hey, i put in a cd-r or dvd-r, which my macbook has always been able to burn. i wait a while and nothing happens. I tried to restart it and I get an alert that says this media disk is not readable. As i said before, i have burned dvd's and cd's before

[scaredpoet]

hey, i put in a cd-r or dvd-r, which my macbook has always been able to burn. i wait a while and nothing happens. I tried to restart it and I get an alert that says this media disk is not readable. As i said before, i have burned dvd's and cd's before

First (and as is requisite with a wide variety of mac-related glitches) try resetting the PRAM and NVRAM (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238).

If that doesn't work, you may have to call up for service or take it to an Apple Store. Last time this happened to me was on a iMac Core Duo, and the drive had to be replaced (done under AppleCare). Unfortunately it took a week to repair as the local Apple Store had to order the part and wait for it to arrive.

[bored911]

thanks for the advice, i've already had my optical drive replaced once, and i really don't want to have to do it again. again thanks though