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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1650984" data-attributes="member: 234411">Hi - in checking <a href="http://www.mactracker.ca" target="_blank">Mactracker</a> for your model, the computer has a slot-loading 8X optical drive - correct?  I'm assuming that it worked early on?  Could just be finicky optical blanks, as already suggested, but you might try a can of compressed air w/ some gentle puffs into the slot - could be a dust/debris issue after a half dozen years? If still an issue and if optical storage is important in your backup plan, then an inexpensive external optical drive would be another option.  Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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