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AmitJindal Author

Level 1

5 points

Mac Mini CD drive not accepting any cd/dvd

Hello, I have a weird problem that seems to have happened recently. I am trying to insert a CD in the CD slot but the drive seems to be stuck. I suspected maybe there is already a CD but it does not seems so. How can I diagnose or fix this?

Here's some more info:

Machine Name: Mac mini
Machine Model: PowerMac10,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.5)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.9.4f1

ATA Bus:

Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00:

Capacity: 74.53 GB
Model: Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00
Revision: MB4AA63A
Serial Number: <Removed-from-this-post>
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 74.41 GB
Available: 20.3 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-845:

Model: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-845
Revision: D8PB
Serial Number:
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 1
Socket Type: Internal

mymac:~ user$ drutil status
Vendor Product Rev
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845 D8PB

Type: No Media Inserted

mymac:~ user$ drutil tray eject 1
mymac:~ user$ drutil list
Vendor Product Rev Bus SupportLevel
1 MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845 D8PB ATAPI Apple Shipping

mymac:~ user$

I also cannot find any email address for apple support. This mac is currently under apple protection plan but I don't wan to use that unless its really broken.

Please help.

Mac Mini G4, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Nov 11, 2007 9:06 AM

21 replies

baradus

Level 1

0 points

Feb 3, 2008 6:02 PM in response to AmitJindal

My Combo Drive has ceased to recognize any disks I insert but appears to have gained DVD burning capabilities!

MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124:

Firmware Revision: DACH
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 0 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
*DVD-Write: -R, -RAM, -RW*
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
*Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes*
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: No

Any ideas on how this may have happened or how it can be fixed?? It was working yesterday. Today I rebooted to include the latest system update that was downloaded yesterday and now this is happening...

Ricky Yu

Level 1

0 points

Feb 23, 2008 8:34 PM in response to baradus

My Mac Mini 1.5GHz Intel Solo combo drive stopped working EXACTLY as the other posts. Some days it will read CDs & DVDs, other days it won't recognize the drive or eject discs. All this after Leopard upgrade. At first I thought it was the drive so I replaced the combo drive for a new one but the problem persists... In Tiger this was not present.

Any ideas?

preshit

Level 1

0 points

Feb 25, 2008 9:09 AM in response to AmitJindal

Hello Everyone,

I'd just like to add a few more comments/inputs to this thread.

I have a Mac Mini ( purchased in India ) on the 26th of October, 2007. I was using Tiger till December, till Leopard finally was released here in Mumbai, India. My Combo-Drive ( MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124 ) was working fine. However, I did not burn any dics after I upgraded to Leopard. Now, I'm on 10.5.2 and I find out that the drive refuses to burn any discs. Most of the time, it just spits out the discs plainly refusing to read them.

I'm not sure what may be wrong, but with so many replies in this thread, it seems to be a Leopard issue ?

mbiaso

Level 1

0 points

Mar 10, 2008 9:05 PM in response to typhon

hi! i'm having he exact same problema as you are! did you get a solution yet??
thanks!

Mar 25, 2008 6:31 PM in response to preshit

preshit wrote:

I have a Mac Mini ( purchased in India ) on the 26th of October, 2007. I was using Tiger till December, till Leopard finally was released here in Mumbai, India. My Combo-Drive ( MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124 ) was working fine. However, I did not burn any dics after I upgraded to Leopard. Now, I'm on 10.5.2 and I find out that the drive refuses to burn any discs. Most of the time, it just spits out the discs plainly refusing to read them.

I'm not sure what may be wrong, but with so many replies in this thread, it seems to be a Leopard issue ?

I do not believe that it is just a Leopard issue because I have a Mac Mini 1.83 GHz with the *10.4 OS* and I have that exact same problem.

jjc05

Level 1

0 points

May 3, 2008 3:18 AM in response to AndyO

I too am having the problem of the discs being spit out. Today i burned 2 dvds without no problem then this evening i trying to insert a blank dvd and it would suk the disc in and the think for about 20 seconds and then spit the disc out. I have tried this with cdr's dvdr's dvd movies and with software install disks. I have reset the smc and the pram. still no go. I have apple care. Should i just take it in to have a genius check it out??
here is my drive info
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J:

Model: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J
Revision: FM0S
Serial Number:
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
Low Power Polling: Yes

Firmware Revision: FM0S
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

Mac Mini CD drive not accepting any cd/dvd