Macbook - DVD Drive Acting Up

XMARLTONX · XMARLTONX #1 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 04:48 PM

Every once in awhile, when I pop a dvd in my superdrive, it wont show up on the desktop. When I go into dvd player, it says no disc found, despite the fact thats theres one in there.

A simple restart and theres no problem. Anyone know what may be wrong?

iKitten · iKitten #2 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 07:32 PM

I had that happen the other day! I don't know why though, sorry.

DoubleCap · DoubleCap #3 (**permalink**)

05-20-2007, 01:29 PM

Could it be a disc problem? Try it with other discs, see if the same problem exists.

If it is a disk problem, back it up/make a copy.

XMARLTONX · XMARLTONX #4 (**permalink**)

05-20-2007, 03:44 PM

When it does it (its working fine now) it does it with any disc. But a restart will solve it. It doesn't do it often, but it happens from time to time.

djames42 · djames42 #5 (**permalink**)

05-20-2007, 03:52 PM

I can't answer why this is happening, but sometimes you can fire up Disk Utility and see if the disc shows up unmounted. If so, you can select the disk and click mount. That'll save you the time involved with a restart.

I've had this happen occasionally with external drives (and my iPod).

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XMARLTONX #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 14, 2007 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 852 Mac Specs: 3.06 iMac i3\|12GB\|500GB	05-19-2007, 04:48 PM Every once in awhile, when I pop a dvd in my superdrive, it wont show up on the desktop. When I go into dvd player, it says no disc found, despite the fact thats theres one in there. A simple restart and theres no problem. Anyone know what may be wrong?
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XMARLTONX #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 14, 2007 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 852 Mac Specs: 3.06 iMac i3\|12GB\|500GB	05-20-2007, 03:44 PM When it does it (its working fine now) it does it with any disc. But a restart will solve it. It doesn't do it often, but it happens from time to time.
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djames42 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 07, 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 346 Mac Specs: MBP CD 1.83/2ghz/7200 100g + Mini 2ghz C2D 2gb + Mini 1.42ghz G4 + PM 7200/120 + Newton OMP	05-20-2007, 03:52 PM I can't answer why this is happening, but sometimes you can fire up Disk Utility and see if the disc shows up unmounted. If so, you can select the disk and click mount. That'll save you the time involved with a restart. I've had this happen occasionally with external drives (and my iPod).
	QUOTE Thanks

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