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    Optical Drive failed

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by CanadianDude, Nov 3, 2010.

  1. CanadianDude

    CanadianDude Notebook Deity

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    My optical drive failed on me on my fairly new i7 MBP. I've only burned abotu 20 discs in the last few months I've had it, and today it decided to not burn/read/write at all. It won't read anything, all I get is an error.

    I'm not angry, because it's still under warantee, but what would cause it to malfunction after such a short time?

    I don't even carry it around that often...
     
    CanadianDude, Nov 3, 2010
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  2. ajreynol

    ajreynol Notebook Virtuoso

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    sometimes hardware fails. you just got a bad SuperDrive.

    considering how few discs you burn with it, might I be the first to suggest you consider getting it replaced (because it should be replaced), then taking the SuperDrive out entirely and subbing in a second hard drive or SSD.

    I did and I'm as happy as a kitten with ball of yarn.
     
    ajreynol, Nov 3, 2010
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  3. HchorionicGT

    HchorionicGT Notebook Consultant

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    Actually that sounds just like what happened to me. I googled the problem first and found that a lot of people had success with optic drive disc cleaners (it's a CD with tiny brushes on the read surface). I grabbed one from Wal-Mart for like 7 bucks and sure enough it worked. Just a dirty laser lens. Give it a shot instead of handing over your computer for however long it takes them to replace the drive. There may be nothing wrong with it anyways.
     
    HchorionicGT, Nov 3, 2010
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