Optical Drive Ticking Noise

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When I play a DVD in my MacBook Pro (early 2011) a strange ticking noise occurs at times. It comes and goes, but it's a bit concerning.

Does anyone have any thoughts? I've looked at other discussions, but it's hard to diagnose the problem.

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Aug 19, 2012 2:59 AM

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Answer 1

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Read through this:

Also make sure any disk you use is clean.

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Answer 2

Level 1

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I actually already read this page (sorry I should have mentioned) and the disk was clean. Any new ideas?

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Answer 3

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Nope, sorry. You can try running the Apple Hardware Test:

You're postive this is coming from the Superdrive, correct?

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Answer 4

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The Apple Hardware Test was clean and didn't find any problems.

This is the noise I'm hearing:

It only occurs when I play DVDs. I installed some software off a disk eailier and it was fine. Could it just be the DVD?

What do you think?

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