Apple Super Drive
Is there any hardware test to see why an Apple Super Drive, and I use that term loosely, burns and reads CD's but not DVD's?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 3 gb ram, 750gb hd
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I have ran the AHT and it give no indication that there is anything wrong with the Super Drive. Mine will read and write CD's all day long but if you put in a DVD of any sort it will just kick it out.
Firmware Revision: FM0S
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media:
Type: CD-R
Blank: Yes
Erasable: No
Overwritable: Yes
Appendable: Yes
Write Speeds: 8x, 24x
their is no other hardware test (at least that is available to the general public).
Zap the PRAM and Reset the SMC, then try again. If no go, then contact Apple Service, iMac Service or Apple's Express Lane. Do note that if you have AppleCare's protection plan and you're within 50 miles (80 KM) of an Apple repair station, you're eligible for onsite repair since yours is a desktop machine. At least in the US. You'll have to check for other countries.
Apple Super Drive