My iMac (Mid 2007) ejects all CD/DVD discs

Same problem.
After 1 year and half of very unspecified services, engraver MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846 seems good to change. After many years on Windows, I had put much hope in quality Apple and I am very disappointed! As for the dialogue with the customers, better is worth not in speaking.

My Powerbook started doing the same thing just today on the internal cd/dvd.

I insert a cd ... it spins up, reads it, even querying gracenote db for track info, shows the info in iTunes and then spits the cd back out.

I tried it with a DVD (movie), the disk mounts on the Desktop then after a few seconds is ejected.

I tried with an iPhoto backup DVD that I just burned (on an external DVD burner) and it ejects it too.

But this does not look to me like the drive is broken. It seems to be working like it normally does, but somehow the OS is kicking cds and dvds out.

I've just encountered this problem on an iMac 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo at work. Machine worked fine prior to today and is just over a year old. Symptoms appear to be the same: CD is inserted, computer appears to be attempting to mount it, then disk ejects with no error messages. The problem occurs in all user accounts, including administrative. If anyone has any idea of steps that could taken, your input would be appreciated. I manage a number of these machines and this is the first time I've seen this particular problem. I'd say the CD-ROM drive is used on a weekly (as opposed to daily) basis, so it hasn't been hammered upon constantly.

--Curtis

I forgot to mention that (like others) we are running 10.4.10.

--Curtis

Same problem over here. My history:

- After importing ±200 CD (of my collection) into iTunes
- 1 CD wouldn't come out
- Finally Unmouted in Disk Utilities (where all the other options failed)
- Since then the problem as described on this page.
- Now they won't even enter the slot as if something is blocking it inside, but I can enter a DVD/CD for the login window (but then ejects it again).

I'm having the same problem with my iMac (mid 2005) MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825 disk drive. A few days ago, it just stopped accepting disks of any kind. I hardly ever inserted CD's in the first place. I can't even get it to take the Apple Hardware Test Disk to run a test. Can anyone help? Thanks.

After trying everything under the sun (e.g. resetting PRAM, unplugging the power cord, messing with preferences, etc.) we finally went ahead and kicked out the money to replace the drive. I'm both happy and unhappy to report that replacing the drive fixed the problem. The iMac is once again able to recognize and format CD-ROMs.

--Curtis

I'm having the same problem, a disc goes in and the drive acts like it's reading it, then it ejects it. I've been using an external drive for the past 4 months, but would love to find a way to get my superdrive to work again.

If you can replace the drive, where do you purchase it at?

My Intel iMac is doing the same thing.
AppleCare said to take it in and get a new superdrive.
They also assured me, that if this new one fails...they will keep replacing it.

I also asked if, the 2nd one fails, I can take an option to have a combo drive put in.
They didn't say no, but...that's for another day.

I have my older Macs networked to the Intel and can burn onto my CD burner on the G3, as a shared drive. So i am not without a burner, as some are.

Does anyone know of a reliable external CD/DVD read/write drive that I could buy to network with my iMac (with the disfunctional internal drive)? I don't want to invest in another internal, since I will most likely get a new Mac in the next year or two.

Thanks.

Same problem here too! Is this really the drive?
My MacPro will still read CD's but refuses to show a backup DVD on the desktop. I can see the disk if I open up Disk Utilities, but of course can't do much with it! I can eject it if I hit the eject key.

I have a non-intel MacBookPro also on 10.4.10 and so attempted to open this DVD on there...only to find that like others, it just whizzes and then spits the DVD out!

I'm lucky or fortunate enough to have kept a lowly eMac also on 10.4.10, and would you believe that the DVD opened up on that no problem!!

Movie DVD's open up and play fine, so something odd seems to be going on! But doesn't seem to be a OS 10.4.10 problem or an Intel-only problem??

I'm have the same issue. I inserted a cd 2 days ago and it imported to itunes perfectly. Today I try to insert a DVD I have used before in my iMac and it makes a noise as if its reading the disk and then about 4 or 5 low beeps and then ejects the dvd. I tried putting the cd I used 2 days earlier in to see if it would read but it does the same thing. I restarted my computer and also unplugged the power chord in the back but both have failed to fix the problem.
Any help would be great
I have had this iMac w/intel alittle over a year
Meg

Same with mine... just bought last week... first three days it read all the DVDs, now it just doesn't read any movie DVDs....
I'm still able to read regular data discs or game discs.....

I'm taking it to Apple Store back today.... will see what they have....

Same thing, I had mine for a week. Loaded some music on it no problem, then went to install printer software and now it doesnt read anything. It sounds like it is trying to read it, but then ejects it after a 40 seconds.

-- ps. I to have tried setting preferences, restarting and pulling the power cord, but alI to no avail. I'm new to the mac family and am still learning the ropes, is there anything else I can try

Those of you who took your mac into the store, how long did it take them to replace the drive? And also, were they able to identify a problem--mechanical or system related?