DVD-R problem

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  1. Toby Goodbar, Oct 8, 2008

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    my mac keeps ejecting blank dvds. it plays pre-recorded and burned cds, and pre-recorded dvds (no burnded dvds 2 test). it wont even mount them. it jus spins then ejects it after a few moments.

    according to system profiler i have pioneer dvd-rw dvr-103. my firmware is 1.49 . i believe it was shipped this way (superdrive) because it says under "burn support" it says "yes (apple shipped/supported)"

    is anyone familiar w/this problem and/or have a solution?
     
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  2. techound1, Oct 8, 2008

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    Are your dvd's +r or -r?
     
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  3. hughvane, Oct 8, 2008

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    That's an old writer http://www.dvdwriters.co.uk/reviews/pioneer/dvr103p1.htm and probably cannot cope with modern disk media. I had to change my Pioneer 105 to a 112D to accommodate modern dvd disks. The latest Pioneer is the 116D or 216D (amongst others) so I'd suggest an updated optical drive.
     
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  4. Toby Goodbar, Oct 8, 2008

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    dvd+r burnable discs. ive tried maxell and memorex. no luck w/either. ive looked into firmware but i'm not sure if its a solution or where 2 get it.
     
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  5. logana, Oct 8, 2008

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    That is an old machine and for a long time Apple did not recognize dvd+r as a valid format and just spat them out....

    Could you borrow some dvd-r's and see if that helps (but I would avoid Memorex unless it is only to check that they work..)
     
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