[sarah077_99]

I recently wiped my g4 powerbook and reinstalled os 10.3.1, but now the computer doesn't seem to recognize my superdrive as having the capability to burn cds. Is this a common problem? Is there an easy solution?

[dougster]

For starters go under the Apple (top left) About this Mac-->More Info, and see if the System Profiler shows your superdrive being alive. One member had a similar snag, and after a log out/log it...the drive worked again. Worth a try..

[sarah077_99]

I've checked there and it recognizes the drive and says that it is writable, but none of the burning software recognizes the drive as writable.

[dougster]

Your superdrive must work for reading since you installed OSX 10.3 again. Maybe you got a 'bad' CD, and should try another unless you already have done that. If its been a long time since you have burned a CD maybe it just needs a good [cleaning] which you can get at your local computer stores. What software are you using to burn, ie. iPhoto, iTunes, or just the burn feature w/in the Finder? Might also try logging into a different User and see if you can burn to a CD. If so, at least you know its in your account.

[sarah077_99]

It's not the CD, I've checked that. The drive is working when I watch Dvds and the like. But when I went to itunes to burn a CD it said "no disk burner or software found." I downloaded different cd burning software (diskblaze or something like that) and it wouldn't burn. I checked the preferences in that program and it says that it does recognize the drive, but it says that the drive can't burn cds--something to the effect of RW: false, DVDRW: false. I haven't tried just burning in the finder. I guess I could, but can you burn music cds in the finder? If the finder doesn't work, do you have any other ideas?