Ditto on my Intel iMac... I get the same message as stated by the original poster. I can burn CDs but not DVDs. Don Scott Brown wrote: > Ya, I have a 12 inch 1.5ghz Powerbook that does the same thing. > About, oh two weeks ago I think, someone stated that it was a known > bug/problem. I found a report on it on apple.com (before the last > OS update). It seems as if it is low on the list of things to fix. > > I can't burn CDs or DVDs, also DVD Player will crash the laptop, > forcing me to use VLC to watch movies. > > -Scott > > > On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: > >> >> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook >> (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: >> >> the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to >> calibrate the laser power level for this medium >> >> I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result. >> >> I have never seen this issue / message before. >> has anyone else seen this ? >> >> Is it software, my drive or the CD? >> >> regards, Trevor >> >> >