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Optical Disk Drive Error—What Is It? - mrlynn - 01-02-2017
A friend whose Mac Mini has an internal optical drive writes:
I just tried to burn my 2016 files to a DVD-RW disc, which I have successfully done in previous years, but this time I get a message that the disc won't burn because "communication between the computer and the disc drive failed." Error code 0x80020022.
Is this a solvable problem, short of replacing the drive?
/Mr Lynn
Re: Optical Disk Drive Error—What Is It? - space-time - 01-02-2017
try a different disk first.
If he has an optical drive, his mini must be 2010 or older, I would not bother replacing the drive. instead try an external drive ($15-20 on sales frequently at new egg).
Re: Optical Disk Drive Error—What Is It? - rz - 01-02-2017
yeah, try another disc first. Even try test burning some to a CD.
I had a batch of DVD-RW discs that were bad several years ago. After 4 consecutive bad burns, I switched to a different brand and had no problem.
Re: Optical Disk Drive Error—What Is It? - space-time - 01-02-2017
Also try a DVD-R, not DVD-RW
Re: Optical Disk Drive Error—What Is It? - hal - 01-03-2017
Use only verbatim discs