Q: Superdrive dead on MacBook pro 17inch
I have a Macbook Pro 17' but the superdrive is not showing up.
When I do reboot my mac though the last disc inserted is still spinning.
I have tried a SMC reset and did not work.
I have tried to press the eject button after restart and the chime sound, still no luck.
I have tried to press the track pad after reboot, still no luck.
I have tried [option + D] after reboot still no luck to see if it will appear as a bootable option, still no luck.
I am running out of options and wondering if there is a specific driver that I can download and install to bring my superdrive back to functionality?
The issue occurred after un-installing parallel Desktop (with a windows 7 virtual machine).
I could try and format the drive of my machine and re-install from scratch, will it fix the issue though?
Here are the specifications of my machine:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,3
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system): 1.70f6
Serial Number (system): C02xxxxxxxxxx
Hardware UUID: 3F19A911-9567-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
Disc Burning
No disc burning device was found. If the device is external, make sure it’s connected and turned on.
System Software Overview:
System Version: OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.0.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Computer Name:
User Name:
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
Thanks a bunch in advance.
Posted on Dec 16, 2014 4:50 PM
