Funny noise when inserting CD In to drive

Browni

Browni

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Just inserted a CD in to the drive on the machine, goes in ok, but it get a mechanical wurring noise when the disk is in. Last week I had a stubon CD that wouldn't eject ( i had to get it out using Open Firmware eject)

Is this a problem that the machine will have to go back to the apple store for? and what is it?

Adam
 
How does the CD look like? Does it somehow look "unbalanced" (i.e. a sticker on one side..)? Does it happen with any CD?
 
I am having the same problem with my TiBook 867 with combo drive. It will play dvds and audio cds and written data disks, but not recognize any writable or re-writable blank disks, which is a pain as I have to use an external writer.
The combo drive is a Matshita CW-8121.
Does any one have any suggestions or where I can get a driver to see if it will cure problem?
 
I don't think it's a driver problem but rather a media issue. Did you try different brands? Verbatim works fine with my tibook.

And welcome to the forum :)
 
Hi Z-S!
Now this is weird; I tried loads of different cds and guess what? Only the Verbatim ones seem to do the trick for recording! However it's a shame to have to rely on one make. do you think the laser in the Matshita drive responds better to the bluish tint that Verbatim disks have?
[I was in Germany/Berlin 3 weeks ago.. great place!]
 
Happy Verbatim did the trick. However, I don't know what's the thing behind this picky "feature". Verbatim media is not only my first choice because they are working fine with my matshita uj-815a but also because they are very reliable and reasonable.
Hehe, funny actually. I have never been in Berlin. :) Or wait.. I think I was there just after the DDR wall was broken. But in those days I didn't have an eye for culture and nice cities.
 
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