http://ask.metafilter.com/24920/DVDRAM-OSX-problem/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post DVD-RAM OSX problem Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:59:18 -0800 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:59:18 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/24920/DVDRAM-OSX-problem I can't access photos that are on a 5.2Gb DVD-RAM disc. I had burned them on using OS9 (I believe) and am now using OSX 10.4. I am using a G4 (AGP graphics) and it just doesn't recognize the disc. It does however recognize a 2.6 single-sided disc. Any help? post:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24920 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:47:27 -0800 cjb10350 DVD-RAM Mac OSX OS9 http://ask.metafilter.com/24920/DVDRAM-OSX-problem#394452 Are you still using the same DVD-RAM drive? My experience is that reading DVD-RAM in a DVD-ROM drive other than one made by Matsushita can be hit-or-miss. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24920-394452 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:59:18 -0800 kindall http://ask.metafilter.com/24920/DVDRAM-OSX-problem#394655 Yes. Same drive. It has been a couple of years since I tried to access these photos. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24920-394655 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 06:08:05 -0800 cjb10350 http://ask.metafilter.com/24920/DVDRAM-OSX-problem#394968 IsItPluggedInFilter: Have you tried turning the disc upside-down? IIRC, those discs are manual double-sided. Also, is it in the DVD-RAM caddy? comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24920-394968 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:57:27 -0800 trevyn http://ask.metafilter.com/24920/DVDRAM-OSX-problem#395373 Yes, in the caddy. And I have flipped to try and read each side. It just clicks for a while - sometimes I get an error message that it can't be read - sometimes it just keeps clicking til I reboot. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24920-395373 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:25:51 -0800 cjb10350 http://ask.metafilter.com/24920/DVDRAM-OSX-problem#395851 Got through to Apple. Evidently I will need a new DVD Drive. This one is too old (2000) and the software that is used to burn to a double-sided DVD is different than the software that is used to read. Oh well... maybe I should just get a new G5. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24920-395851 Tue, 04 Oct 2005 13:06:08 -0800 cjb10350