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Macbook superdrive problems

  • 02-06-2008 11:45am
    #1
    damo86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭


    Hello all,

    The superdrive on my macbook is giving me a spot of bother these days.
    It seems to have difficulty reading after a certain point, for example: when installing(same with ripping CD's), it gets halfway (usually) and just stops and starts to wind down the drive, and it whirs and whins like it trying to read but cant, If you leave for 1/2 hour or put it too sleep and wake it up again, its seems to carry on. Definitely not normal behavior!
    Its not just one disc...its on all the discs so definitely a drive problem.
    Cleaned the laser with a cleaning kit, but no difference.
    Also has difficultly burning sometimes, it burns but cannot verify the disc.

    Any help much appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,698 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    How old is your macbook? Is it still in warranty? Applecare?

    SP


  • #3
    damo86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭damo86


    Yup, in warranty, new drive on order already but was wondering if there is a fix i could in the meantime!! cheers


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,698 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I can't imagine it being anything but a hardware problem. In which case there's not much you can do I'm afraid.

    SP


  • #5
    damo86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭damo86


    I guess as much, sending my laptop in tomorrow into stream solutions, cork so fingers crossed! Hopefully done by thursday because heading off for 3 months!!!!


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