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Heads up on Lion Superdrive *fake* glitch, possibly
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<blockquote data-quote="karlos2000" data-source="post: 1275002" data-attributes="member: 129780"><p>I'm running an '08 Macbook Pro (2.53 processor, 4 gig memory) 15 inch.</p><p></p><p>Upgraded to Lion last week. Loving it. However, straight after the update I noticed my superdrive wouldn't recognise (mount) CDs, though it would play DVDs just fine. I assumed that my drive was on the way out or maybe busted, as I did some forum trawling elsewhere and it seems there is evidence that this can sometimes happen (ie: the CD optics can fail but DVD optics carry on working). </p><p>But, I thought this was somehow way too coincidental, as it was working fine before the Lion upgrade and only stopped working right after the update. </p><p></p><p>So, I went into System preferences > CD & DVDs > and turned off the standard preferences I had selected, then went back in & turned them all back on again (same as my old settings) and the drive now works fine. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Just a heads up that this "glitch" may not be a failing drive, but more likely a system upgrade bug that is easily cleared. </p><p>If it at least saves *one* trip for *one* person to a Mac store, it's worth my time typing this.</p><p></p><p>cheers <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Karlos</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="karlos2000, post: 1275002, member: 129780"] I'm running an '08 Macbook Pro (2.53 processor, 4 gig memory) 15 inch. Upgraded to Lion last week. Loving it. However, straight after the update I noticed my superdrive wouldn't recognise (mount) CDs, though it would play DVDs just fine. I assumed that my drive was on the way out or maybe busted, as I did some forum trawling elsewhere and it seems there is evidence that this can sometimes happen (ie: the CD optics can fail but DVD optics carry on working). But, I thought this was somehow way too coincidental, as it was working fine before the Lion upgrade and only stopped working right after the update. So, I went into System preferences > CD & DVDs > and turned off the standard preferences I had selected, then went back in & turned them all back on again (same as my old settings) and the drive now works fine. :) Just a heads up that this "glitch" may not be a failing drive, but more likely a system upgrade bug that is easily cleared. If it at least saves *one* trip for *one* person to a Mac store, it's worth my time typing this. cheers :D Karlos [/QUOTE]
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