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MacBook - Need to format new hard drive, cant access disk utility
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1503871" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Take a can of air and shoot 3-4 quick bursts into the slot of the optical drive.</p><p></p><p>Then try booting to your install disc.</p><p></p><p>About once a year my '06 MBP quits reading DVDs and thus far, that little trick has brought it back to life everytime.</p><p></p><p>If your optical disc has died, you're likely going to need to get an external DVD drive - they're cheap enough nowadays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1503871, member: 24160"] Take a can of air and shoot 3-4 quick bursts into the slot of the optical drive. Then try booting to your install disc. About once a year my '06 MBP quits reading DVDs and thus far, that little trick has brought it back to life everytime. If your optical disc has died, you're likely going to need to get an external DVD drive - they're cheap enough nowadays. [/QUOTE]
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