If all of them get automatically ejected, there’s one more thing you can try. Try to put a few different discs in there and see what happens. The first step to potentially fixing your Mac’s SuperDrive is checking the disc you’re trying to play for scratches or dust. It means at least part of the drive is working correctly. Can you hear it try to spin up and read the disc? Does it take 10 to 30 seconds of attempting to read the disc before it gets ejected? If so, that’s a good sign.

When you insert a CD or DVD, put your ear to the optical drive and listen closely. If you’re experiencing a similar issue, let’s take a closer look and determine what might need to be done.

It turned out that he didn’t need a new optical drive at all. He thought his SuperDrive was on it’s way out because it kept ejecting discs after he inserted them. You might think you’re in for an expensive optical drive replacement, but there is one last resort that could fix it.Ī few weeks ago, one of my family members came to me with a MacBook problem. You insert a CD or DVD into your Mac’s SuperDrive and it spits it right back out at you.

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