My Blank CDs Won't Read With Snow Leopard

Repair the permissions on your computer to mount your CD.

Snow Leopard is a version of the Mac OS X operating system that runs on Apple Macintosh computers. When you are having trouble mounting a blank DVD or CD on your Snow Leopard operating system, you probably have a permissions error. Permissions errors can lead to various problems, including mounting disks on the computer, naming files or even using the USB ports. Performing a permissions repair is not very hard with the Snow Leopard software. You can easily do it yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Blank CD

Instructions

1. Click the "Finder" button and then go to the "Applications" folder.

2. Go to the "Utilities" folder and then click the "Disk Utility" icon.

3. Click your hard drive from the menu on the left.

4. Click the "Verify Permissions" button and wait for the process to finish.

5. Click on the "Repair Permissions" button and wait for the process to finish.

6. Restart your computer.

7. Insert your blank DVD or CD into the computer's optical drive and wait for it to mount.

References

• University Of Wisconsin: How To Use Disk Utility
• Apple Forums: Why Won't My DVD Drive Recognize My Blank CDs?
• University of Indiana: What Does Permissions Repair Do?