cd's won't play on my macbook pro

The drive accepts discs but they do not mount or are automatically ejected

1. Check the disc's surface for scratches and dirt, since these things can prevent the disc from appearing on the desktop.
2. Reset the Power Manager (PMU) or System Management Controller (SMC).
3. Ensure your drive can read the specific type of disc being used. For example a "combo drive" can read a DVD-R and burn a CD-R however it cannot burn a DVD-R. The utility System Profiler may provide additional information regarding what media your computer supports.
4. If the discs continue to not be recognized, please contact Apple, contact an Apple Authorized Service Provider, or make an appointment with an Apple Retail Store for additional troubleshooting, evaluation, or service.

does it play dvd's and just not cd's?

Apple Portables: Troubleshooting the slot load optical disc drive

The new itunes update was just released today 🙂

The same thing is happening to me. I have some CDs that I bought last year and they mount and play. I just got two new ones this year and they won't mount. I can play them on a PC though and had done that first. It's weird that these two new ones are not recognized on my MBP. Now, I can't rip them to play on my ipod. :-( Unfortunately, my Apple Care has run out so a trip to the genius bar will likely cost me a lot for an annoyance. Has anyone else had this happen and is the a solution?

I had this problem AFTER the last iTunes update. I purchased a commercially made CD and it would not load. It would try to load 3 times, then eject. It played on all my other CD players. I could even play it on the PC at work. This was brand new in a sealed case.

I've loaded 100's of CD's before & several after this onewithout problems, so I knew it wasn't a problem with the CD/DVD internal drive. But, I still did everything the troubleshooting page said, and nothing worked. This was still the only CD I've ever had that wouldn't load in iTunes.

After searching the forum, I found some archived posts. One mentioned using an external CD drive. I dug out an old QueFire I purchased for $20 when my G4 Cube's "toaster" CD player failed, and plugged it in.

Worked perfectly. Loaded fast and VERY clean. Better than the internal drive.

I had the exact same problem. I have a BluRay/DVD cleaner disk I used for my BluRay player and put that in my drive. It behaved the same way as the CDs. It spun for about 15 secs, then ejected. I then put in the CD that wouldn't run before and it ran perfectly.

Thanks, I didn't think of that . . . worked great!