I used a laser lens cleaner and then tried another brand of cd-r (memorex) which worked. Then I tried my tdk cd-r and got the same error so it probably is the brand of cd-r. Thanks for everyones help. Don On Sep 15, 2009, at 7:27 PM, B G wrote: > I would think it is bad or old media. > > The drive could be dirty so try a cleaning disc. > > Also space is an issue, the amount of data being burned shouldn't > matter, provided you have enough free space on the hard drive for > creation of the temporary invisible scratch file used during > burning. A good rule-of-thumb is to maintain at least as much free > space as the media to which you're copying data, plus 300 to 500 MB > for the Unix swap files in /private/var/vm. For a DVD-burner > equipped Mac, you'd want to keep 5 GB or more free space on the > hard drive; for a CD-R burner only Mac, you can get as low as > around 1.5 GB > > What brand of drive is it, there are few different ones in > different models, I have a MATSHITADVD-R UJ-835E > in the machine. > > It could be a drive to media problem. > > BG > > P.S. great to have the list up again. > > On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:58 PM, Don Distel wrote: > >> ibook 600 running 10.4.11 - I get this error code when I try to >> burn a cd. I have seen a lot of different answers on the internet >> but I would like some input from this group. >> >> I am trying to burn tdk cd-r80. I have maxed out ram on this unit >> and plenty of hard drive space. >> >> Thanks, >> Don >> _______________________________________________ >> iBook mailing list >> iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook >