Q: cd drive doesnt work after updating to yosemite
Hi peeps,
I updated my macbook to Yosemite there about a month ago, before that I was running 10.5.8. Really, who ever uses CD drives anymore... but today my friend loaned me a DVD. I tried to put it into the CD drive but I couldn't get it in, as if something is already in there. But there couldn't be, I never leave discs inside. One thing I did notice is that before the update, when I would boot up, the CD drive would make these strange machine noises, as if the start up sequence was programmed to check the functioning of the CD drive first thing. After the update this sound would no longer happen. I thought they had reprogrammed it to not check the CD drive or somehow do it quiter, but no trying to load a CD I'm finding maybe it wasn't working properly at all. Anyone any ideas?
Here's my details;
- MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
- 2,4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 6 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
- Yosemite 10.10.5
- CD Drive info;
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N:
Firmware Revision: SA18
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, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose File > Refresh Information
Would appreciate any insights anyone may have on this!
Cheers
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum Late 2008), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
Posted on Oct 31, 2015 1:50 PM