[G4] Can my G4 use DVD-R disks?

[Joe Ellis]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki Schalin" <unicorn at dax.nu>
To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:26 PM
Subject: [G4] Can my G4 use DVD-R disks?


> Hi!
> I have a G4, 500 Mhz, AGP (winter 2000) with a drive that can read
> CDs and read&write to DVD-RAM. I recently tested a DVD-R that a
> friend of mine burnt but that disk wouldn't show at all in the
> finder. It refused to mount.
>
> So, can my computer read any DVD-R at all, or was it just something
> wrong with this disk?
>
> I haven't tested this before because I have never had any DVD-R
> before, just regular DVDs bought in stores.
>
> This is my mac-model:
>
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/powermac_g4_500.html
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> / Vicki
> --
Go to your utilities folder and run system profiler; what does it tell you
about your CD drive? (note: Clicking the triangle next to it's name will
give you loads of information.)

Joe Ellis