cd burner help on 2008 MP

[wesk702]

So my superdrive is no longer able to burn or read DVDs but burns and reads CDs just fine. I've been experiencing this problem with multiple programs.
Anybody have an idea on what may be the problem?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Take a look at System Profiler > Hardware >> Disc Burning and report (copy & paste) back what it says there.

 

[DualShock]

If you can, try the DVD in another computer.

If it works there, most likely it's a bad drive. If your Mac Pro is still under warranty, call Apple. If not, you can replace it with any PATA/IDE burner.

 

[wesk702]

Take a look at System Profiler > Hardware >> Disc Burning and report (copy & paste) back what it says there.

OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A:

Firmware Revision: 1.NC
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, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh