J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N
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Q: CD Doesn't Wants To Go Inside MacBook CD Drive

I Have a late 2008 MacBook And recently i got a cd and it doesnt want to go inside the cd drive and whenever i try to insert the cd, towards the right of the drive i can fell something which rotates and blocks the CD From Going in. How To Fix This? Help Me ASAP

MacBook (Late 2008), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Dec 6, 2015 2:17 AM

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Q: CD Doesn't Wants To Go Inside MacBook CD Drive

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Dec 6, 2015 7:10 AM in response to J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N
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    Dec 6, 2015 7:10 AM in response to J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N

    ASAP? Is this a real emergency?

     

    Could you or anybody else have put something in the drive such as one of those mini DVDs?

     

    There is not much you can do about mechanical errors with optical drives other than replace the drive or use a substitute such as an external drive.  7 years is quite a run for an optical drive, particularly one in a notebook.  The optical drives in my desktop usually last about 4 years and I do not really use them much.

  • by Mike Sombrio,

    Mike Sombrio Mike Sombrio Dec 6, 2015 1:57 PM in response to J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N
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    Dec 6, 2015 1:57 PM in response to J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N

    Try opening Terminal ( it's in your Utilities folder) and type drutil eject, then hit return. That should cause your optical drive to cycle and may free up the mechanical jam.

  • by J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N,

    J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N Dec 7, 2015 12:47 AM in response to Mike Sombrio
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    Dec 7, 2015 12:47 AM in response to Mike Sombrio

    Well I Tried it and it was of no use. I think that before when i used to insert a cd after going halfway it just goes in automatically and it doesn't happen right now

  • by Mike Sombrio,

    Mike Sombrio Mike Sombrio Dec 7, 2015 3:19 AM in response to J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N
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    Dec 7, 2015 3:19 AM in response to J.O.N.4.T.H.4.N

    Sounds like the drive is dead. You can replace it or get an inexpensive external drive.