Optical Drive on my MacBook Pro can't read CDs.

I'm not sure why. It can read DVDs but it just spits out CDs, music or blank.

i've had similar experiences with my mbp. this is my first apple and it kind of *****. the problem i've had is importing cd's to itunes. dvd's have played just fine, but then i haven't watched a whole dvd on it. however all dvd's have loaded just fine. cd's have been problematic. once i start to import, it will get stuck on a song and just spin and spin. then i have to force a quit and finally i'm able to eject. i've read on this forum it is actually hardware related. i guess my super drive (MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857D) is really sensitive. so while it annoying to me, it seems it only does on my cd's that are really scratched bad. i guess apple uses the matshita and lg super drives and according to what i've read, both have their issues. if i knew for sure i could take it and get it fixed, i would, but it seems people still have problems. my biggest worry is that i send it in, and they scratch the bezel or something mior like that. i'm weird like that. my problem doesn't seem to be as bad as yours 'cause mine at least mounts and reads. try to do a search on it and you'll see what i mean. i really do enjoy the machine...to bad about the superdrive though, but as long as it burns cd's and dvd's, i'll wait to get it replaced until i know there is a real fix.

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