Super Drive help

pastorjosh · pastorjosh #1 (**permalink**)

05-02-2011, 12:15 PM

I have a new to me macbook air that came with a mac superdrive. I have plugged the drive in, placed a disk into the drive, it thinks about it, and then spits it back out at me. Since I am new to the mac world, I thought I might be missing something. Is there anything I am doing wrong, or is the super drive bad? I have tried different disks, same outcome. Thanks

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

05-02-2011, 05:59 PM

The drive lens may be dirty or the unit could be defective. Try this: buy a can of compressed air at Radio Shack or your favorite electronics store and blow a couple of short blasts of air in the drive. Try the disks again. If they work, the lens was probably dirty. If not, the drive will likely have to be replaced.

pastorjosh #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2011 Posts: 4	05-02-2011, 12:15 PM I have a new to me macbook air that came with a mac superdrive. I have plugged the drive in, placed a disk into the drive, it thinks about it, and then spits it back out at me. Since I am new to the mac world, I thought I might be missing something. Is there anything I am doing wrong, or is the super drive bad? I have tried different disks, same outcome. Thanks "Congratulations, you have won the battle of wits with a home appliance."
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,998 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	05-02-2011, 05:59 PM The drive lens may be dirty or the unit could be defective. Try this: buy a can of compressed air at Radio Shack or your favorite electronics store and blow a couple of short blasts of air in the drive. Try the disks again. If they work, the lens was probably dirty. If not, the drive will likely have to be replaced. Community Guidelines
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