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

This solved the problem in my case! Thanks

Anyway, it can be useful to do also a "repair permissions" in utility disco to check your system.

absolutely i have same situation!!!

I'm replying to a very old post that I found in this discussion, but I want to report that this worked for me! My DVD drive in my 7-year-old MacBook Pro was getting so it would eject almost every CD-R I'd insert when I would try to burn playlists in iTunes. I tried lots of things (and I run Disc Repairs pretty regularly anyway), but the simplest answer (per Kotazzu, above) was of course the last thing I thought of! All I did was to take a CD that it had just ejected, wiped it with a little rubbing alcohol on a cloth, and re-inserted it -- and voila! It worked the first time.

I will look into a cleaner for my DVD drive now, because I am sure it is just old and dirty and that in my case, that's the reason it ejects most discs I try to burn.

Thanks David for this easy solution to the same problem I have had for some time with my old white Macbook 13". It now appears to be working OK.

Can't thank you enough.. the credit card + wipe worked beautifully..

P.S: This is the only time I use the credit card without having any regrets !!!!!!!!

Thank you..

Doesn't work. But I did manage to tore off soft membrane that protects the inside of the drive.

I literally just blew in the drive and then put the disc in again. It worked. Didnt want to go sticking things in my mac😁

Cleaning the drive using an special cleaning disk or using a cleaning cloth wrapped around a credit card, sometimes helps but generally, SuperDrive unit must be replaced under warranty or paid service.

Hello apple.center,

Once this "credit card cleaning cloth" trick fails, I'll replace my SuperDrive, but until then I prefer to save time and money, as I'm sure others do, with this alternate solution.

Regards,

Ira

The card and cleaning cloth trick worked for me! Such a life saver, thank you! I had to burn several DVDs with my MacBook Pro 2008 for school, and was panicked when my drive would eject DVD-Rs, or "pretend" to burn DVDs only to eject them at some point during the process...

Compressed air did the trick on this MBP. I suspect dirt and dust are the most common causes. I'm not too keen on pushing a credit card covered with tissue into the drive, but that's just my preference. Looks like a lot of users had good luck though. Either way it's better than handing over your expensive piece of equipment, for an expensive "repair" when all it needed was a little cleaning!

Blowing into the drive slot worked!!!! Thank you for suggesting this simple fix!

Any other ideas? ....cleaned with cleaning disc and credit card with cloth, blowing into drive slot, reset PRAM ....I have only used the drive maybe 10 times in 2 years - so frustrated!

I placed the compressed air nozzle against the slot opening, moving back and forth along the slot several times while releasing compressed air into the drive compartment. This is really a somewhat blind method. I felt there was nothing to lose since everything else I tried failed. Luckily, it worked and continues to work flawlessly. I imagine using compressed air in a can might work as well, if your problem is some small stubborn debris. I suggest one of the "moisture free" compressed air cans. I should add that a friend inserted a CD with an old paper lable and a small piece of the paper label caught on something inside his drive and the drive quit. After managing to eject the disk it was clear the piece of paper was stuck inside the drive. Compressed air didn't help his situation. The drive had to be removed, Once the drive was out it made more sense to put in a replacement. Good luck!

I've tried the business card cleaning trick, I've tried resetting my PRAM, I've tried disk repair, I've tried compressed air, and I am so angry. Really, really angry. I have a $2,000 doorstop here. This computer is worthless.

I will NEVER recommend Apple again. That's it. And I will do my best to persuade my friends to NEVER purchase another Apple product. No wonder your stock ate it you idiots. Try make a product that works with out expensive repairs needed every 500 miles.