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I just recently installed Snow Leopard on my iMac... (better late than never!) However, my CD/DVD drive was working perfectly before the update, now it doesn't read any disks whatsoever anymore...
I have seen archived previous discussions here about this issue, but no solution...? Is there a solution?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Repair permissions, then perform an SMC reset:
Resetting the SMC (System Management Controller) on Intel-based Macs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 and
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237?viewlocale=en_US
Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM:
I'm having the same issues after a Snow Leopard installation on a 2006 MacBook Pro.
I repaired permissions, which were not all correct, then restarted, and DVD was stil not recognized.
Then I reset the SMC, restarted and DVD was still not recognized.
I was able to get a DVD inserted before another cold start, and it spooled up and appeared after system startup. Then I removed that DVD and inserted another and it was not recognized.
So it does appear to me that the DVD drive is working fine, but I am still not able to find the right fix. At least there appears to be a workaround, which is to get the DVD reading at or during boot.
I haven't yet taken the step to reset NVRAM.
Mark
I just reset NVRAM (about 4 times holding the command, option, P and R keys) with the same FRUSTRATING results. Still unable load a DVD drive in Snow Leopard.
CD/DVD drive not working after Snow Leopard update
