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Q: Burner - device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.

The burn to the MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845E drive failed. The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.

Huh?? Have no idea what this means, after a forum search am more confused... I don't think I've installed any software that has effected it (suggested in other discussions) The only other one that might have been useful was archived and I couldn't work out how to read all the threads so if anyone can help with this error message that would be awesome.

G4 12 inch powerbook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Oct 15, 2008 4:47 PM

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  • by kt4ever,

    kt4ever kt4ever Nov 2, 2009 2:18 PM in response to dominicanthony
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    Nov 2, 2009 2:18 PM in response to dominicanthony
    Same problem!
    Hardware Overview:

    Model Name: MacBook Pro
    Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,1
    Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
    Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz
    Number Of Processors: 1
    Total Number Of Cores: 2
    L2 Cache: 4 MB
    Memory: 3 GB
    Bus Speed: 667 MHz
    Boot ROM Version: MBP21.00A5.B08
    SMC Version (system): 1.14f5
    Serial Number (system): W86460XVX6C
    Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F2C3C314
    Sudden Motion Sensor:
    State: Enabled
  • by Deepish Thought,

    Deepish Thought Deepish Thought Nov 4, 2009 9:40 PM in response to parkerpress
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    Nov 4, 2009 9:40 PM in response to parkerpress
    Parkerpress....

    You are awesome! It worked perfectly. I can burn DVD's again after the cleaning! Thank you so much for posting that!
  • by DWnAZ,

    DWnAZ DWnAZ Nov 30, 2009 8:41 AM in response to itspaz
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    Nov 30, 2009 8:41 AM in response to itspaz
    So much for "high tech" solutions -- the air blast took care of my problems with this issues completely. Thanks to all.
  • by brad.steels,

    brad.steels brad.steels Nov 30, 2009 12:23 PM in response to DWnAZ
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    Nov 30, 2009 12:23 PM in response to DWnAZ
    Have had this problem for a while, and discs that I found to work no longer worked after a period of time...

    A very gentle blow with a compressed air nozzle across the DVD slot on my MBP C2D fixed it for me too. Go figure!
  • by crgruver,

    crgruver crgruver Dec 2, 2009 6:16 PM in response to itspaz
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    Dec 2, 2009 6:16 PM in response to itspaz
    (Believe it or not, a drummer thought of this...)

    Try putting another CD in the drive and playing it for a second or two. Eject the CD, then try to burn a CD again. It worked every time for me. You may have to repeat the process for each CD, but it works at least. Good luck.
  • by Guriboy,

    Guriboy Guriboy Dec 4, 2009 1:37 PM in response to itspaz
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    Dec 4, 2009 1:37 PM in response to itspaz
    Same error here, except this is happening on a brand new 27" iMac.
  • by MOrlov,

    MOrlov MOrlov Dec 13, 2009 5:59 AM in response to itspaz
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    Dec 13, 2009 5:59 AM in response to itspaz
    Compressed air fixed the problem for me too.
  • by Ian Blackburn,

    Ian Blackburn Ian Blackburn Dec 16, 2009 10:42 AM in response to MOrlov
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    Dec 16, 2009 10:42 AM in response to MOrlov
    +1 on the compressed air.
  • by uber_nerd,

    uber_nerd uber_nerd Dec 16, 2009 11:40 AM in response to parkerpress
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    Dec 16, 2009 11:40 AM in response to parkerpress
    I had the same problem as y'all - the superdrive in my MBP suddenly stopped burning disks and gave the ...laser power... error. Compressed air bursts appear to have done the trick. Thanks a bunch.
  • by wegotoeleven,

    wegotoeleven wegotoeleven Dec 17, 2009 6:09 AM in response to itspaz
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    Dec 17, 2009 6:09 AM in response to itspaz
    Hello.

    So I had this issue this morning on my late 2009 unibody MBP, and I was screwing. I booked an appointment with my local Genius bar, and was psyching myself up for an argument as I've had bad experiences with them in the past.

    So, before I go, I check some forums, and I come across this one. It seems like this error can occur for a few reasons -

    1. The drive is dead
    2. The drive has a dusty lens
    3. The regional settings are incorrect

    Well anyway, I was having the issue when using Memorex 8x DVD-R's and Imation 16x; so I tried other types of media. CDs worked fine; no suprise there. But, DVD-RWs worked. So, against all of my better judgement, I got a can of liquid based compressed air, and sprayed...

    It worked.

    Awesome!

    So, anyway, my recommendation to anyone else having this issue, would be to try 4-5 different types of media, like CDs, DVDs, and RWs etc. If only one works, it's probably dust :P

    Thanks Forum-people!!!!
  • by paulmc_rules,

    paulmc_rules paulmc_rules Dec 19, 2009 4:42 PM in response to itspaz
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    Dec 19, 2009 4:42 PM in response to itspaz
    This happened to my new MacBook Pro when trying to burn my first disc! Thinking about it the design of the disk slot is prone to dust entering, especially on a laptop that is always on the move. Although not as nice and stylish, maybe Apple should consider using disc trays instead. Would definitely save a lot of frustration.
  • by bigron82,

    bigron82 bigron82 Dec 21, 2009 4:18 AM in response to wegotoeleven
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    Dec 21, 2009 4:18 AM in response to wegotoeleven
    Had the same problem.
    Discovered it when trying to burn project with iDVD. It would reach 'writing lead-in' stage then spit out the disc and tell me it was complete. The DVD was still blank!
    Then tried burning data in Finder and got the 'laser power.....' notice.
    Tried canned air to no avail.
    Had a spare Mac Pro, whipped the whole optical drive cage out and simply swapped it over.
    It's now purring beautifully.
  • by charlie strauss,

    charlie strauss charlie strauss Dec 27, 2009 10:18 AM in response to itspaz
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    Dec 27, 2009 10:18 AM in response to itspaz
    I had the same problem after I upgraded to Snow Leopard. Since it happened right after this, and it affest all media including top quality Tayio Yuden, and it fails in toast and finder, it seems reasonable it's a snow leopard problem.

    However a reboot restored it to working (for now!).
  • by RoleyBirkin,

    RoleyBirkin RoleyBirkin Jan 4, 2010 2:19 PM in response to charlie strauss
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    Jan 4, 2010 2:19 PM in response to charlie strauss
    I've experienced this problem since SL. The PRAM reset doesn't work for me.

    Interested in the science behind forcing compressed air into the drive though!?.......
  • by ashour,

    ashour ashour Jan 9, 2010 12:38 PM in response to parkerpress
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    Jan 9, 2010 12:38 PM in response to parkerpress
    parkerpress wrote:
    Just FYI, A quick, 2 second burst of compressed air into the slot-loading drive on my MBP C2D solved my problems....


    Compressed air worked for me. Thank you! I was ready to have my laptop serviced.
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