Q: Internal and external writers stopped writingor reading DVDs
I've had this IMac 4-5 years
OS X10.6.8
Processor: 3.06ghz intel Core2 Duo
Memory: 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3
I bought it reconditioned from Apple, no complaints. However, since the internal drive was very slow and fussy I bought an Amazon Basics USB2 external Slim DVD Writer and for the last few years I've used it without problems to read and write DVDs and occasionally CDs.
I use Burn and yesterday I changed a setting and nothing works anymore.The setting is usually on Data, Mac+PC and if I wasn't completely hysterical I could remember what I changed it to (possibly Mac HFS, or PC (Joliet). I changed because I got a prompt that the file I was trying to burn was too large. I've since tossed the file and changed the setting back. Nothing works now.
First the Amazon drive didn't mount. Restarting didn't help, so I shut down.When I started up again the drive mounted but both the Amazon drive and the internal one just spit out any disc DVD or CD. Neither drive will read or write a DVD. To be clear I always use the external (Amazon basic) writer and prefer it but I did try the internal too.
I realize that I'm probably the architect of my own doom but I'm at my wits end and I have no idea what to do.
I know I'm behind the OS times but everything (the software I use) was working fine. If I have to buy another burner I will But that will be pointless if this problem persists. I've backed up a ton of stuff onto DVDs.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Posted on Apr 5, 2016 12:50 AM
