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

Same here.

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
Firmware Revision: AP09
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.16f11
Serial Number (system): W8738D9YX91
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-001B639FC933

Same problems with a MacBook.

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:
Firmware Revision: BP10

I too am experiencing the same issue with my SuperDrive after installing Snow Leopard. I have a 15" MacBook Pro (original), with the SuperDrive MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857E.

After installing Snow Leopard, the SuperDrive only recognizes CD-R or DVD-R sometimes. But even when it does recognize the blank media, it does not burn. I could put data on it and hit "burn," but it would just run forever until it finally gives me an error message that the disc cannot be burned. However, it still recognizes movie DVD and plays without any problem.

Don't know if this could be related but my drive won't eject the dvd wich is inside my mac since i upgraded to Snow Leopard. The drive is a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857

My superdrive has died too, I am still onn Leopard

iBook G4
OSX 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Matshita DVD-R-UJ-825

now out of extended warranty and an outrageous price by Apple to replace it, creaming the installed base!

Hi,

I have the same problem that occurs since I bought my MacBook Pro, no matter what OS X version is installed :

MBP Santa Rosa 2.4Ghz 4 GB RAM with MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857E

I have not been able to burn discs for a while and lately I realized that the drive would not read CD's and DVD rom's either.
I also hope Apple acknowledges the issue and replaces the drive for free !

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857E:
Firmware-Version: ZA0E

I'm having the same problem here. Leopard 10.5.8

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N.

I have a MacBookPro2,2, 15 inch, with a superdrive of HL-DT-ST DVDRW GWA4080MA.

My drive also ejects media whenever inserted, even though I know the media is valid, having checked out on our iMac. Until the OS upgrade, I have had no need to use the laptop DVD drive for some time. Is optical drive failure to be expected after a certain amount of time (natural old age) or is it expected to function like the rest of the computer for its whole lifetime?

Same problem here; since I bought my MBP end of Oct 2007 there have been problems (of the same nature as the ones described in this thread) with the internal HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N drive. Discs will not mount, burning of discs will sometimes work, sometimes not.

+1

same here.

The MATSHITA DVD-R-UJ-857E of my iMac still reads media and burns CDs but does not burn DVDs anymore.

23 pages x 13 posts = +-300 superdrives. only in this thread.

hmm.
lets see how apple reacts...

My Superdrive has gone as well. I've tried everything, it just spits all discs out. The problem started about six months ago. I am really ticked off as i've been going about preaching about apple to all my friends!

I Have the same Problem with my one year old MacBook Pro 2,4.
Drive:
Modell: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
Version: AP12
Seriennummer: K8S87FN4823

it´s a pitty, because my warranty has just ended a few weeks ago...


Sebastian

Same here. Actually the drive has never worked properly, I now realise. I always thought it was because of the DVD brand I used. Not all brands work in all drives, I have been told. (Hm..! Maybe I was a bit naive.)
Many of the ones I had burned on my previous computer never mounted +right from the start+ so on my brand new MBP.

Last week I could not play a DVD I had just burned myself. In another iMac it just played fine!

It could partly and temporarily be 'fixed' by using a Lens Cleaner DVD - which is kinda strange, for which brand new DVD drive needs lens cleaning?! And the problem came back anyhow.

MBP 2,4 sept 5th 2008
The serial of the drive is (again!) HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N

I have Applecare – oof –, but Apple shoud take this up with all of them. This is no good. Just far too many people reporting this same issue.

Ev

I realized that when I put in CDs, the Superdrive reads them - be it blank or not. When I put in DVDs (empty or not and regardless of what brand [Imation, SONY, etc.] ), it JUST WON'T LOAD THEM! I've tried this all the time and still nothing happens.

I have the Late 2007 low-end 15" MacBook Pro and I'm facing this problem.

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:

Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
Revision: AP09
Serial Number: K1M79L33726
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
Low Power Polling: Yes
Power Off: Yes
Firmware Revision: AP09
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB

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