Drive won't read any dvd-ejects it automatically after spinning some time

Since Snow Leopard my drive ejects all blank CDs (this brand has previously worked with no problem).

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857E:

Get with it, Apple. There is a problem here.

Michael

Got to add one more to the list. My MBP is 2 months old and the super drive worked just fine until installing Snow Leopard this week.
Won't recognize any disks in the drive, it just spins for a while then ejects it.

I'm having this problem as well, but another post in this thread tipped me off to try this and it worked for me:

1. Launch Disk Utility before inserting disk
2. Insert disk

After trying and failing multiple times to just mount a CD disk, this method worked for me and my disk mounted for me on the first try (or it happened to be the first try after trying the normal (expected) way several times). Hopefully this can be addressed via a software update because it's certainly not acceptable!

I humbly suggest those of you who installed Snow Leopard only to discover it had "ruined" your SuperDrive to launch a new thread. Your predicament interests me (us), mind you, but as I said in an earlier post, adding to this thread when we're dealing with two completely different issues is playing into Apple's hand: "they" could say, Look, there seems to be a lot of different issues with SuperDrive, but maybe they come from hardware compatibility between our new OS and the computers it was installed on, and oh, it's not our fault because we heavily advertised about hardware compatibility...

I can only speak for myself, but I wouldn't like this thread to be "polluted" (don't take offense, please!) by a completely different issue. We're not launching a new cult, of course, just trying to place Apple in front of its responsabilities here.

I'm sure there will be a lot of threads devoted to SL on this forum, and that's the best place for SL users to enumerate their issues with the new OS.

Respectfully submitted.

Message was edited by: Didier Caizergues

Having the same problem with my MBP. MBP is 1 1/2 years old.

Drive details:
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:

Firmware-Version: AP09
Verbindungstyp: ATAPI
Brennen möglich: Ja (Laufwerk von Apple geliefert)
Cache: 2048 KB
DVD lesen: Ja
Beschreibbare CD: -R, -RW
Beschreibbare DVD: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Schreibstrategien: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Medien: Legen Sie das Medium ein und aktualisieren Sie, um die verfügbaren Brenngeschwindigkeiten anzuzeigen.

I have had this problem for months my mini won't read anything spits out DVDs after trying to spin up.The mini is 20 months old combo drive went out just after the 1 year warranty suck to be me !

I do not think a new thread is necessary... I think what you are seeing is that Apple customers are just now using their superdrive and finding it no longer reads DVD's. If each poster can supply information with what type of DVD's (SL, Movies, burned SL or DL discs) they have problems with I that would give a more complete picture.

I am still disappointed and perplexed that Apple has yet to chime in on this issue. I am now souring on the Apple brand and my next laptop WILL NOT be a Mac. 😟

Also, I would like to say I had hoped that upgrading to SL would correct the super(suck)drive issue but it did not.

Bought my copy of SL yesterday and to my dismay, same thing happened.. it cant be read on my mid 2007 MBP (w/o Applecare).. and apparently all other DVDs (Tiger, Leopard and movie DVDs) are having the same problem as well .. CDs can be read, but cant be written..

At first, thought it was a dud disc issue, but i did get in installed on my iMac without any problems...

Trawled the net for info and did most of the DIY fixes, but to no avail .. not sure how it should be classified as the SD is being selective on the disc it's reading..

Yep, same problem for me. My superdrive had problems reading DVDs before. But for some reason it would not mount when Snow Leopard wanted to use it as a start up disk. It took me 9 attempts to make it work.
You could use Remote Disk as a start up but Apple would not allow it if you have a superdrive 😟

I contacted Apple and they are sending out a new install disc.

"We have escalated your request to our respective department to process the replacement disk for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Up-To-Date"

Same problem....

MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-875:

Revisione firmware: DB09
Interconnessione: ATAPI
Supporto masterizzazione: Sì (unità fornita da Apple)
Cache: 2048 KB
Legge i DVD: Sì
Masterizzatore CD: -R, -RW
Masterizzatore DVD: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Strategie di scrittura: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO

Contacted Apple. For them, the problem is mine. As the guarantee period (1 year) has expired, if I want to substitute the broken DVD-drive I have to pay (more or less Euro 350).
Very funny...for a MacBook that is almost 1 and 1/2 years old...

I doubt it will work - sounds like you have the same Superdrive problem as the rest of us - Drive won't mount any DVD! Only option is to try a new Superdrive - hopefully under warranty.

As a side note, here in the EC, European law states that a minimum 2 year warranty must be provided - although this has not yet been adopted by all member states - including the UK - but it will be, soon! In the meantime, we can user the UK Sale of Goods Act and claim the item is 'not fit for purpose'.

same problem here. Drive = HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N. nice!