Cd/dvd Drive Not Working!

electroboy · #1 May 29th, 2008, 12:53 AM

Hello,

I wonder if you can help me out..

My drive is not recognising any blank cd/dvd when i put in computer.

Even a real cd or dvd is not getting any response either!

It has only started happening today! It's like the computer doesn't recognise it.

The computer just spits it out after a couple of seconds.

I've restarted and shut down but nothing seems to work.

Any ideas? I'm using Mac OSX

Satcomer · #2 May 29th, 2008, 09:39 AM

First you didn't try everything!

Which Mac do you have and what version of OS X is it running?

Have you reset the PRAM? Have you cleaned out the dust in the DVD drive lately? Do OS X even see the drive anymore (click on the top left Apple and select "About this Mac", then select 'More Info'. This will launch System Profiler and in there select 'Disk Burning' )?

electroboy · #3 May 29th, 2008, 10:57 AM

Satcomer,

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I am running Mac OS X Version 10.4.11

I've clicked on the Apple and the "more info" box is shaded and won't let me click on it!

I am just going to try resetting the PRAM to see if this is the problem.

How exactly do you clean out the dust in the DVD drive?

Do you buy a special disk?

Thanks for your help and i'll probably need more help very soon!

Cheers

Electroboy

electroboy · #4 May 29th, 2008, 11:41 AM

Satcomer,

I've just reset the PRAM and still the drive does not recognize any cd's or dvd's!

Any ideas?

It's driving me mad!

Thanks

Electroboy

Satcomer · #5 May 29th, 2008, 04:18 PM

To clean out the DVD drive (for slot drives) just get a compressed air can that has one of those straw like tube with it. Then just blow out (toward the Earth direction). You also can go to any book electronic store and buy a cheap CD/DVD cleaning disk too.

Now go to /Applications/Utilities/System Profiler and launch it. then in it select "Disk Burning" to see if the Mac still sees the drive.

electroboy · #6 June 6th, 2008, 01:19 PM

Hi,

Done Safe Boot, cleaned out the optical drive with compressed air and still it's not working!

Should i do a PMU/SMU/SMC reset on it?

How do you do this?

Mac OS X Version 10.4.11

What is best to do i this doesn't work? Buy an external dvd/cd burner or get optical drive repaired?

Does it cost a lot of money to repair?

Thanks

Electroboy