yes, the CD and DVD's do play. We are using the same media we have used for a few years on this system and our other Apple. Yes, they are rewriteable DVD's. Don't need to format the CD's.
I haven't tried the superdrive until after I had the ML update. Could that be affecting it?
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Try resetting the PRAM by cold booting while holding down the command-option-p-r key combination until you hear the startup chime a third time.
sharingsunshine
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I did the PRAM reset but there is no change.
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I am about out of ideas. Maybe the write laser in the Superdrive has died.
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sharingsunshine
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I can burn photos to the disk thru iPhoto so don't think the write laser is broken.
I want to find out an answer since I can't get a definitive guide on the net. When a disk is in the superdrive and disk utility is open should their be a device and volume icon on a -RW media? My system only shows the device icon labeled superdrive.
If it should have both then my superdrive has a problem. If only the device icon then it seems it is doing what it should do. When I insert a thumbdrive I get both device and volume icons so that is why I thought it wasn't working correctly.
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Will video or audio CD's and DVD's play?