Insert blank CD-R, nothing happens, can't burn

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Insert blank CD-R, nothing happens, can't burn

I pulled a blank CD-R off of the spindle and stuck it into the superdrive. Like what happened when I inserted a DVD-R, I expected that the disc would be recognized, and I would be asked to open, among other things, the Disk Utility do I could burn to it. Instead, nothing happened.

So I located the Disk Utility and ran it manually. When I tell it to burn, it now tells me that the device is busy. Of course, Finder doesn't see anything, because the disc is blank.

I tried a different brand of CD-R. No change.

Why can't I burn a CD-R?

Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Feb 3, 2007 9:11 AM

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macbook7

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Feb 3, 2007 6:21 PM in response to theosib

Go into System Preferences and click on the CDs & DVDs preference pane. Make sure that the preference for "When you insert a blank CD/DVD" is not set to "Ignore". I usually just keep it set on "Ask what to do".

-Eric

Edit: oops... I just noticed that redbaron said that same thing. Ignore my post.

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Answer 2

Feb 3, 2007 4:11 PM in response to theosib

What are you trying to burn on the CD-R?

If you want to burn a music cd, use iTunes and create a new playlist by going to File > Create New Playlist. Drag the songs from your library into the new playlist. You can burn the cd from there.

If you want to burn a data cd, follow these steps. From Finder, choose File > New Burn Folder, then drag all the files that you want to burn into that folder. Make sure the cd is in the drive, then select Burn from the upper right corner of the New Burn Folder.

You can also choose what action you want to do when you insert a blank cd. You do this by going to System Preferences > CD's & DVD's > and then select what you want to happen when you insert a blank cd or dvd.

Hope this helps.

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theosib Author

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Feb 12, 2007 8:06 AM in response to theosib

I figured out what was going on. Apparently, Parallels had taken "ownership" and wouldn't let go until I did something (I can't remember if I quit or did something else).

Is there a way I can report this as a bug to Apple? Not that it's a bug to let something lock the device, but that the error message that I was given was horribly uninformative. The error message should give some clue as to who is locking the device.

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Apr 14, 2007 10:49 AM in response to theosib

anyone else figure this out? I disconnected parallels from my drive, but I still get the "insert a blank disc" and am unable to burn something

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