Computer suddenly will not recognize DVD

rreyrich

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I'm using a 1.42GHz macmini with a superdrive and MacOS 10.4.8. Up until yesterday, I periodically watch DVD movies on my computer. Yesterday I downloaded and installed Roxio Toast 8. I'm a previous owner of Toast 6. I burned a video DVD and ejected it. When I reinserted it, I got the message "the disk you inserted is not readable by this computer." Thinking I had a bad burn, I tried several purchased DVD movies, all with the same results, unreadable. Is there a problem with Toast 8 or is it just coincidence and there is another problem?

I used disk utilities to verify disk permissions, the problem persists.

With the unreadable disk inserted, no icon shows up on the desk top. But if I open Handbrake, it sees and reads the DVD.

All the DVDs that didn't work on the computer did work in the DVD player connected to my TV, including the one I just burned. Audio CDs do work on the computer.

Ron
 
First try to Reset Your Pram to see if that helps. If you have had the drive over two years, better think about replacing it because the DVD laser inside may have went.
 
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