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DVD Stuck.

  • 07-06-2011 3:47pm
    #1
    AshSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭


    I put a DVD in, mac doesn't react to it, doesn't read it on the screen, doesn't make the general noises it normally would when reading a disk.

    Any advice?
    I switched it off and tried to force eject as I was turning it on but no luck, when I press the eject button nothing happens, usually the symbol for eject comes up on screen.


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  • #2
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    Jeeezz, do you not know the drill???

    Its time for a new Mac of course. :rolleyes:

    Is it showing in System Profiler?


  • #3
    AshSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭AshSmith


    Apparently I don't know the drill!

    Yes it is!


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Is the DVD showing in Disk Utility? There's an eject button there you can try using.

    What kind of Mac is it?


  • #5
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    Restarted the machine?

    Still not working, could be a dead drive.

    If you open it up and remove the 2 cables and reattach them while the machine is off it may help.

    Drives are really cheap anyway.


  • #6
    AshSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭AshSmith


    Yeah, when into disk utility and it just spat it out!
    Least I got it out I suppose, now to figure out what to do..


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  • #7
    muggyog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭muggyog


    You can also force eject a stuck/unmounted disk by holding the mouse button down on power up.


  • #8
    donutheadhomer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭donutheadhomer


    had this last week on my Mac

    power off machine - insert playing card/business card half way into dvd drive - power on the machine - the disk will attempt to read and eject - tada


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