Hi all,
Today I attempted to watch a DVD on my Mac mini and when I put it in, it struggled to load it and then spit it out. I tried another DVD and it
did the same thing.
Is this fixable, and if so how? My Applecare expired, btw.
Also, if it's not fixable, would this issue effect the rest of the Mini in anyway? or is the DVD player completely separate from the logic board, etc..?
Thanks
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
- Try resetting the SMC and NVRAM/PRAM
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
- Try using a cleaning disk in the drive
- It is likely that the optical drive died. The one in my 2009 Mini died wioth same symptoms over three years ago.
If that is the case just gt an external optical drive. Get one that has it own power supply, not one that uses power from the USB bus.
That is what I did
- Try resetting the SMC and NVRAM/PRAM
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
- Try using a cleaning disk in the drive
- It is likely that the optical drive died. The one in my 2009 Mini died wioth same symptoms over three years ago.
If that is the case just gt an external optical drive. Get one that has it own power supply, not one that uses power from the USB bus.
That is what I did
Thanks IIIaass!
I went out and bought a dvd cleaner and I'm back in business now!
My 2010 Mac mini spits out discs....
