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

dug out my cleaning disc (with brushes on the underside) and loaded 3 times into the drive but it kept spitting it out so tried from win xp vmware fusion. again this just spat it out but the next time i went to the vmware setting and deselected auto detect drive and connect to physical drive. it then loaded up without hesitation. run the cleaning track a few times (only 5 sec long each time) and shut down windows.

drive now seems to be reading discs that it spat out earlier today but i'm a little skeptical and confused as to how long this will last. by changing the setting in vmware it read without any problems indicating a software problem but mayb this is what cured the drive rather than the clean? do people having these problems also have os emulation software installed that could be causing some kind of conflict?

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FWIW, I had VMWare Fusion installed, but never running when I had my disc issues.

And guess what ... I can't play DVDs anymore. CD's work fine with a very few exceptions, but DVDs ... No chance. It whirrs for a bit, makes a couple of attempts and then out they come. I've tried all these possible cures but no result.

That noise it makes when the disks go in and out was quite endearing at first ...

This is becoming utterly ridiculous. If "Host" is monitoring this thread (of course it is...), please tell the powers that be that there's something rotten in their kingdom...

To not have an Apple technician chime in on this issue is just ridiculous. If there is a know problem just say so - at least we know we need a new superdrive.

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just adding myself to this list..

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N

what if we get like to 100 pages, might Apple help us then?

Me as well. Annoyingly the drive reads some CD's/DVDs and not others.
C'mon Apple get it sorted.

Yeah, mine's doing the same. Nothing I did, just randomly, stopped working. =p I've tried everything and am a broke college student that honestly can't afford to be PAYING apple to fix their own problems. -_-

MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857

Firmware Revision: HAEA

The discussion boards really are a place for users to help each other, but in this case we shouldn't expect the right people at apple to be reading this thread. We should all take Apple's advice and use their formal avenues to report a problem with these drives. Visit http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html and submit your problem there so it gets into the right channels.

You're right, of course, but still, one customer quietly contacting Apple to have his computer repaired isn't on par with thousands of people expressing their frustration at having to pay for an already expensive computer to work properly...

There IS a hardware problem affecting recent Apple computers. It may come from a bad batch or a manufacturing problem, I don't know. But a simple look at the forum's list of topics will show that the problem is here alright. Ignoring it and simply censoring a few posts here and there is irresponsible, because the problem isn't going away. The customers, though, could start to think about leaving...

And for having tested it extensively, Windows Seven is one fine OS.

Add my name to the list, DVD-R goes in and makes noise for awhile and spits it out of my Macbook Pro. I'm very bummed about this, my computer is just a bit over a year old, $2000. On the intel Macbook the blank DVDs, go in fine!!!

This is my drive:
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:

I have Procare and Applecare, I'm going to the store on Thursday.

Just wanted to keep the tally of users going....

Adding to the head count, I have the same problem - spin & spit for any type of disc. (Don't know how long it's been like it, haven't used the drive for a few months.)

MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857
Firmware Revision: HAEA

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Also in the last fornight - a spare battery popping open when not in the Mac and the power supply cable melting. Both Apple manufactured. Overall, not a good advert against putting OSX on non-Apple hardware in the future!

Yup, same issue here! I thought I had bought AppleCare, but found out I did not when I called for to send the MBP in for repairs. 😟

SAME HERE. Help!

Mine too! Not only does my internal drive ejects ALL discs so does my external Freecom drive!! My MAC is way past warranty, will a new drive fix the problem seeing as it is doing it on my internal and external I fear not. Only started happening yesterday after I tried and failed to burn a DL DVD.
SO ANNOYING!