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

The SuperDrive on my MBP has stopped recognizing/reading any blank DVD media (and many recorded DVDs, including movie discs). It spins for some time with a noise and then ejects it out. The same media works fine in my wife's Sony Vaio laptop.


There was a thread on this previously, but Apple has closed it:


http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1295681


I know Apple won't own up to the problem, so has anyone found a solution?


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Drive details:


HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:


Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
Revision: AP09
Serial Number: K0***********928
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
Low Power Polling: Yes
Power Off: Yes


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MacBook Pro - Intel Duo Core 2.4GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.6), null

Posted on Feb 24, 2009 8:14 PM

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Sep 15, 2016 11:35 PM in response to Gryff

PROBLEM SOLVED........I had this problem with my MBP-13 inch Mid 2010. I have tried many different solutions proposed here but unfortunately they weren't effective. Finally i noticed from a post that this is Mac-OSX DVD Drive calibration issue. Super simple solution : keep your MBP's right side up and hold it up when you are trying to insert any CD or DVD. Meanwhile the left side should be on a table so you should keep your macbook with an angle like 60 degree.

Mar 14, 2017 8:08 AM in response to Gryff

After suffering my MacBook Pro failing to read my DVD's I simply bought an exterior DVD read re-write, and in three days I was enjoying all my DVD's for a remarkable low cost

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

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