CD/DVD Super Dive not mounting on desktop

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iMac (late 2009) i5

Super Dive: Optiarc DVD RW AD-5680H

CD/DVD will not appear on my desktop. (one exception, when suddenly after several minutes it popped up)

I have to eject using Terminal: drutil eject

Strangely, the disc DOES show up in the System Information!

Also, I CAN burn it, sometimes.

Everything worked perfectly fine before I upgraded to Yosemite.

So, I do not think I have a failing CD drive.

I checked firmware for iMac but required none.

This is very annoying.

Any suggestions?

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), SuperDrive Optiarc DVD RW AD-5680H

Posted on Mar 22, 2015 8:42 AM

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Answer 1

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Make sure your Finder Preferences are set to show them on your desktop (also check the CD & DVD Pane in System Preferences).

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Answer 2

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Oh yes I have that checked...

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Answer 3

I have to eject using Terminal: drutil eject

You can also open up Disk Utility & eject discs.

Check out the following KB Articles: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2288Troubleshooting a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Disc That Does Not Appear on the Desktop

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2801 Apple Computers: Troubleshooting the slot-loading SuperDrive

Your drive may need cleaning. Cleaning kits can be purchased from any store that sells CD/DVDs.

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Answer 4

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Thank you. I went to article and holding the "Command, Option, I keys when inserting the disk" does work!

Also went to System Preferences CDs & DVDs and made Open Disk Utility as the default action when inserting a blank disc.

I am good to go with these methods.Thanks again!

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Answer 5

You're welcome!

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