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Q: Superdrive fail after Mountain Lion Installation?

I have a Macbook Pro early 2008 2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB ram 667 MHz, GeForce 8600M GT 256MB, HDD500GB 7200 rpm.

The superdrive was working just great with OSX Lion, I've upgradded to Mountain Lion and it stopped working.

 

It try to read the disks and after 5 to 10 seconds after it ejects it. It doesn't matter if it it a CD or a DVD or if it ir empty or a original music CD. It simply ejects every type of media.

 

Did this happened with anyone?

 

I've tried to downgrade to Lion again but I only have Lion in DVD to make a clean intall but the superdrive doesn´t accept it. I don't know what else to do.

 

Can somebody help me?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 1:24 PM

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  • by JimmyTreviño,

    JimmyTreviño JimmyTreviño Feb 10, 2013 4:25 PM in response to mjbentoc
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    Feb 10, 2013 4:25 PM in response to mjbentoc

    Same problem here, since i install Muntain Lion Upgrade, mi superdrive stop working, will no read dvds, music cds even the software cds to install the printer, plz fix this APPLE!

  • by JimmyTreviño,

    JimmyTreviño JimmyTreviño Feb 10, 2013 4:37 PM in response to mjbentoc
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    Feb 10, 2013 4:37 PM in response to mjbentoc

    Sam problem here, plz apple help us, i`m a fan boy i trust in your brand.

  • by charlesfromcorrales,

    charlesfromcorrales charlesfromcorrales Feb 10, 2013 4:48 PM in response to JimmyTreviño
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    Feb 10, 2013 4:48 PM in response to JimmyTreviño

    I'm with you Jimmy T. I've had a LOT of probelems since "upgrading" to ML and the superdrive failure is one  of the worst.  Keep a chin up, maube Apple will come though sooneer or later ')

     

    Running an iMac with 5 GB memory and all kinds of room on the HD.

  • by wendy68,

    wendy68 wendy68 Feb 25, 2013 7:20 PM in response to JimmyTreviño
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    Feb 25, 2013 7:20 PM in response to JimmyTreviño

    Had same problem. Under hardware, the system said I didn't have a burner.   Called tech support.  They waived fee.  I was told to Shutdown my imac, unplug it from the back of the computer.  Wait 15 seconds. Plug it back in.  Wait 5 more seconds. Restart holding down the mouse (left side).  Ejected my disc on start up.  Everything works again.

  • by charlesfromcorrales,

    charlesfromcorrales charlesfromcorrales Feb 26, 2013 3:45 AM in response to wendy68
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    Feb 26, 2013 3:45 AM in response to wendy68

    Thanks wendy68.  I did that a while back and so far the Superdrive seems to be working as expected.  It also solved the problem of everytime I started up the dock could not funtiion normally, (wouild not whoe the titles when I waved the mouse over the apps and would no magnify or present the arrow to change things in the dock).  I did purchse an external Superdrive and it works just finem so now it apperas I have two SDs The process cured almost all of the woes I had with ML.  I did purchse a new iPhoto and that solved the problems I had wioth the old version.  I still have to restart twice some times to make things work likke they should so any ideas about that would be appreciated.

     

    C

  • by mjbentoc,

    mjbentoc mjbentoc Mar 17, 2013 6:30 AM in response to charlesfromcorrales
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    Mar 17, 2013 6:30 AM in response to charlesfromcorrales

    Hi guys, did any of you made the update to OSX 10.8.3?

     

    Any changes for the ones that still have the problem?

     

    I removed my superdrive from the desktop and I'm wayting for a new one, but I would like to know if any of you was luky with this update.

     

    Thank you.

  • by charlesfromcorrales,

    charlesfromcorrales charlesfromcorrales Mar 17, 2013 6:48 AM in response to mjbentoc
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    Mar 17, 2013 6:48 AM in response to mjbentoc

    Hi mjbentoc,  I upgraded tp 10.8.3 and so far so good.  My superdrive works ok except it will not recogonisze a blank DVD.  Pre recoreded ones work fine now and so do CDs,  if any of that helps.

     

    iMac 320 core 2 duo, 4 GB memory.

  • by DannyBoyVA,

    DannyBoyVA DannyBoyVA Mar 17, 2013 6:52 AM in response to charlesfromcorrales
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    Mar 17, 2013 6:52 AM in response to charlesfromcorrales

    well my drive works with reg cd's also. its been a while since i've tried a blank disc but we'll see soon enough i guess

  • by charlesfromcorrales,

    charlesfromcorrales charlesfromcorrales Mar 17, 2013 7:00 AM in response to DannyBoyVA
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    Mar 17, 2013 7:00 AM in response to DannyBoyVA

    Hey DannyBoyVA,

     

    Seems like my 'puter is faster since the update but maybe it's just my imagination.  My superdrive shows blank cds and burns them ok.  Don't have any blank DVDs to try right now anyway

  • by Jahvetti,

    Jahvetti Jahvetti Mar 19, 2013 6:38 AM in response to mjbentoc
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    Mar 19, 2013 6:38 AM in response to mjbentoc

    Not working... Takes a long time to fix this one...

  • by Brossisoft,

    Brossisoft Brossisoft Mar 19, 2013 4:01 PM in response to mjbentoc
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    Mar 19, 2013 4:01 PM in response to mjbentoc

    I have a similar problem: The superdrive just wouldnt accept and DVD od CD ROMS. I simply cannot get them into the drive - spits them out immediately. Anyone got the same problen? Or does your drive eject them after some time only?

  • by JimmyTreviño,

    JimmyTreviño JimmyTreviño Mar 19, 2013 5:04 PM in response to mjbentoc
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    Mar 19, 2013 5:04 PM in response to mjbentoc

    Mine now reads virgin CD´S and burn them, but will not read software cd´s, music cds, and movies dvds, i´m so dissapointed of MAC software, plz do not became like windows.

  • by Need fixin,

    Need fixin Need fixin Mar 19, 2013 10:40 PM in response to Brossisoft
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    Mar 19, 2013 10:40 PM in response to Brossisoft

    I have a similiar issue.  I hoped that 10.8.3 would be the answer but no luck.  I thought I just had a bad superdrive but my external drive now won't burn discs either.  The drive spins up for a second then sits still for about fifteen minutes.  I eventually get an 0x80020020 error. 

     

    My superdrive immedialy spits out blank discs without recognizing them. 

     

    I've tried several different brands of media so I'm pretty confident that isn't the issue.  Both my external and superdrive read data discs and play movies so it seems to be purely a burning issue.  Really frustrating. 

  • by mjbentoc,

    mjbentoc mjbentoc Mar 20, 2013 12:21 AM in response to Need fixin
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    Mar 20, 2013 12:21 AM in response to Need fixin

    Yes, with mine is the same. Doesn't matter the kind of media I insert, it spits the disc a few seconds after.

     

    I removed my drive and bought another one. I will only know if the problem is solved in 2 weeks. I'll reply then.

  • by charlesfromcorrales,

    charlesfromcorrales charlesfromcorrales Mar 20, 2013 4:38 AM in response to mjbentoc
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    Mar 20, 2013 4:38 AM in response to mjbentoc

    I guess my superdrive didn't change either after installing 10.8.3.  The only things it does't do is write DVDs, sometimes it just spits DVDs out.  Cds work ok, both reading and writing but no lick with DVDs unless they are prerecoded ones.  I too thought the superdrive was faliling and purchsased an external superdrive but that does the same thing so I guess it has something to do with the OS.  I have SL on an external drive and I am thinking about trying that to see if the superderive still works ok.  Will let you know when and if I do that..  All else seems to be a bit fastyer with the new upgrade but I cannot be sure as I have not kept the activity monitor on long enoug to find out.

     

     

    iMac 320, 4GB memory, running 10.8.3

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