Won't read or see install disc?

[Blungld]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Power PC

I am trying to install 2008 and the disc will not appear on desktop or in Finder. The disc loads fine on other Macs here at home and this Mac is reading other CDs & DVDs fine. Any ideas why it simply won't see it?

 

[Diane Ross]

I am trying to install 2008 and the disc will not appear on desktop or in
Finder. The disc loads fine on other Macs here at home and this Mac is reading
other CDs & DVDs fine. Any ideas why it simply won't see it?

Check the DVD Player setting-- re-set it to the max speed.

You could try making a disk image on another computer and use that instead.

 

[Justin]

Check the DVD Player setting-- re-set it to the max speed.

You could try making a disk image on another computer and use that instead.

Strange that it reads other discs.

Could the drive be starting to fail, and the Office disc be slightly
worn to the point where they both stop playing nice with each other?
Back in my day I had that problem with 1.44 meg floppies.
If that doesn't work, how about sharing the drive on another machine and
accessing it through the network?

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Strange that it reads other discs.

Could the drive be starting to fail, and the Office disc be slightly
worn to the point where they both stop playing nice with each other?
Back in my day I had that problem with 1.44 meg floppies.
If that doesn't work, how about sharing the drive on another machine and
accessing it through the network?

Since the disc reads OK in some players, use a computer that can read
the disc to create a copy.

-Jim