[X4U] can't access data CD with 10.4.8

[Mark Des Cotes]

Chris,

Could the CD in question have been created on a PC? If so, it's  
possible that the session was never closed. PC users will often leave  
a CD "open" so that you can burn additional info to it at a later  
time, creating multiple sessions on one CD. Depending on the software  
they are using there's an option to "close" the CD when done burning.  
Unfortunately Macs don't like "open" CDs. We run into this problem  
all the time and have to open the CD on a PC and copy the info across  
our network.

Hope this helps.

Mark Des Cotes
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On 3-Oct-06, at 11:56 PM, Chris Beamis wrote:

>
> I just installed 10.4.8 on my dual 866MHz mirror drive door model,  
> and when I put in a music CD iTunes comes up just like I specified  
> in the CDs and DVDs section of System Preferences.  But when I put  
> in a data CD nothing happens.  (Except I can boot off my 10.4.8  
> install DVD fine.)  I can't find it in the Finder or anything.  In  
> System Preferences it currently says to Open Finder when a blank CD  
> or blank DVD is inserted, and previously I had it set to ask but in  
> both cases it won't seem to find a data CD.  I'm also confused why  
> the CDs and DVDs preferences only gives options for video DVD, or  
> picture or music CD, or blank CD or DVD.  How do I tell it what to  
> do for a data CD?  I think it has Word and Powerpoint files.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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