Some PowerBook SuperDrives won‘t work with 8x DVD-R media

Some earlier PowerBook G4 computers that have a SuperDrive with a 1x or a 2x DVD-R write speed may not be able to burn 8x DVD-R media reliably. Because of this, you should only use 2x or 4x DVD-R media.

Not sure what kind of SuperDrive you have in your PowerBook? Just do this:

1. From the Apple menu, choose About This Mac.
2. Click the More Info button to open Systen Profiler.
3. In the resulting window, select Disc Burning (under Hardware).

Your SuperDrive model number will be listed in bold at the top of the pane. If you see UJ-815 or UJ-816 as part of the model, make sure that you only use 2x or 4x DVD-R media.

This could occur with the following PowerBook models if they have the UJ-815 or UJ-816 drive:

• PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz)
• PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
• PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
• PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800)
• PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
• PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)