2008 Mac Pro burner failure - report "Sense Key = MEDIUM ERROR - Sense Code = 0x73, 0x03"

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2008 Mac Pro burner failure - report "Sense Key = MEDIUM ERROR - Sense Code = 0x73, 0x03"

Problem just arose - burners working days ago - NO major changes in Mac Pro --- Attempting to burn some DVDs (data only), using the latest version of Toast v12.0 & Dragon Burn, as soon as I tell either my internal or external unit to burn, it runs a few minutes then pops up dialog box - "Sense Key = MEDIUM ERROR - Sense Code = 0x73, 0x03". Blanks are new Memorex. I've restarted Mac Pro multiple times, still no burning possible. In dire need to restore capability. Most gracious thanks for ANY immediate assistance.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), URGENT RESOLUTION NEEDED - Thanks

Posted on Oct 6, 2014 12:01 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 6, 2014 2:17 PM in response to ed.pfi.at.apple.com

Blanks are new Memorex.

That's probably the problem.

Try Verbatim DVD-R (or DVD+ R DL if you need more than 4.7 GBytes).

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Answer 2

Oct 6, 2014 2:37 PM in response to Malcolm J. Rayfield

There are several different incompatible media sold as writeable CDs. You MUST match the media to the abilities of your drive.

I was flummoxed by buying 8x media when my drive was a 2x drive. I needed the other type, and there was nothing helpful in the diagnostics or the packaging that helped me understand that.

EDIT: There is an interesting helpful feature buried in System Profiler ... (read the last two lines of the report):

About this Mac > ( More Info ) > Report > Disc burning