CD Drive keeps ejecting

I have a 13 Early 2011 MacBook pro and everytime I put a disc into the cd drive it just keeps ejecting, any solutions?C

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you need to install the new bootcamp drivers from windows. boot into windows, insert the snow leopard DVD, open it and follow the instructions.

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DVD Driver keeps ejecting DVD and requesting a Blank, I insert a Blank and the same message keeps coming up, any suggestions ?

Hi
a. You are using Cheap media as Memorex, NoName etc DVDs - I only use Verbatim
b. You use a DL-DVD or DVD+/-RW type of media - Old Macs can not use DL-DVDs - I only use DVD-R
c. Your DVD-burner needs a cleaning - Cleaning DVD without liquid but the brush type
d. Is there OK free space on Your Start-Up (Macintosh HD) hard disk - I never go less than 25Gb free.
e. Can You describe the material used to create Your DVD
- Video Codec/s
- Photo file formats
- Audio file formats
iDVD can not use all but only a few of them - still it tries and then often fails
Just to start by.
Yours Bengt W

Drive keeps ejecting

I have a WD drive connected to my iMac so I can do Time Machine backups. The drive keeps ejecting (dismounting) without me doing anything and the message:
"The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off."
comes up. Why?

Could be a problem with the port, cable, drive, or power supply (if the drive has it's own).
It can also be a problem with the "spin down" feature of the drive -- it may spin down (or sleep) properly, but not spin back up quickly enough.
Try removing the check from the Put the hard disk(s) to sleep... box in System Preferneces > Energy Saver.
If that doesn't work, try different ports, cables, and combinations of the two. Be sure all connections are snug and secure. If the drive has it's own power supply, check it, the cable, and the outlet it's plugged-in to.

Optical drive keeps ejecting disc-mac book pro any help?

Disc keeps ejecting out, any solutions? mac book pro

The drive accepts discs but they do not mount or are automatically ejected
Check the disc's surface for scratches and dirt, since these things can prevent the disc from appearing on the desktop.
The MacBook Air SuperDrive is designed to be used with MacBook Air and Mac mini computers that do not have a built-in optical drive. For best results, connect the MacBook Air SuperDrive directly to the computer's USB port instead a USB hub.
Reset the System Management Controller (SMC).
Ensure your drive can read the specific type of disc being used. The System Profiler or System Information may provide additional information regarding what media your computer supports.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or earlier: Open Apple System Profiler by choosing "About this Mac" from the Apple () menu. Then, click More Info.
OS X 10.7 Lion or later: Open System Information by choosing "About this Mac" from the Apple () menu. Then, click System Report.
If the disc continues to not be recognized, contact Apple, an Apple Authorized Service Provider, or make an appointment with an Apple Retail Store for additional troubleshooting, evaluation, or service.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2801

Drive Keeps ejecting out ALL Discs....

I replaced the original with a superdrive from macsales.com due to the same problem and it still keeps ejecting all discs i put in. Once in awhile it will sound like its reading but then ejects it out again. Anyone have any solutions?
Drive Info:
MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S:
Firmware Revision: 1.00
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support)
Profile Path: None
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RAM, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

Do you mean you "replaced" using of the internal drive by connecting an external drive? Therefore, you are still able to try using the internal drive...?
To rule out a software-related cause, you can try this test. Start up with Option key held down. This will give Startup Manager, where you will see your startup disk options. That screen comes up before the OS loads. Insert your Mac OS X installation disc at that screen. If the drive hardware is working, the Mac OS X installation disc should appear in Startup Manager as a startup disk option. However, if it does the same thing with eventually ejecting the disc, then it is likely that the internal drive mechanism itself is faulty in some way.
There are optical drive cleaning kits that may be helpful, if the problem is accumulated dust inside the drive.

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My ibook G4 14.1 (mid 2005) Keeps ejecting discs after i put them in, it will
not accept any disc whether is was a cd r-rw+/- or commercial disc or dvds,i am thinking it is about to die, but i want to see if there was something i was doing wrong or not. It does make every once in a while a grinding sound but has not made that sound for a while.

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my iMac keeps ejecting any cd. any ideas how i can reset or fix???

I have the same problem, sort of. When ever I put a cd in it tries to eject it, I've realized if I put my finger in front of the loader when it tries to eject then it goes back in and loads the CD and works fine.

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I have a PowerPC G5 with OSX 10.4.11. I am looking to sell it since I am using a MBP now, but I'd like to wipe the hard drive. I have the 10.3 installation disc it came with, along with a 10.4 Tiger disc. I have tried to reboot and press C, only to have the discs get ejected every time.
I have heard people say this is because the CD/DVD drive is malfunctioning or that the disc is scratched, but I am able to open PDF files on both the 10.3 and Tiger discs (My MBP can also read the disc). The CD/DVD drive seems to work normally, as I put a DVD movie in and it played. I even tried my Snow Leopard disc that came with my MBP in the G5 and that still caused it to eject the disc.
While I understand the claim that the optical drive is malfuntioning, the fact that I am reading files on these discs plus getting other discs to play confuses me.
Is there a way to keep these **** boot CDs from being ejected? All I want to to is wipe my hard drive!

"I have the 10.3 installation disc it came with, along with a 10.4 Tiger disc. I have tried to reboot and press C, only to have the discs get ejected every time."
When you refer to "a 10.4 Tiger disc," do you mean a Restore disk for another model mac? Keep in mind that most OS Restore disks for other PowerPC Macs (even if the OS version is the same) and all Restore disks for the newer, Intel-based Macs will normally eject, when trying to boot a PowerPC processor-based Mac (such as a G5) from them. Try holding down the "X" key, when starting up the computer from the original 10.3 installation disk.

My internal drive keeps ejecting - why?

I have 4 bays on my Mac Pro and each one contains a drive: the HD on which is the OS (ML- at this time) and three scratch drives for media.
The largest of these drives is a 3TB one. Every morning I wake up my MacPro and see the message that my 3TB drive was not ejected properly and that the OS will try and do it's magic next time it is connected. As stated, this is an internal drive and not an external one via thunderbolt or FW or USB.
Is this common? I have important media on this drive for a client and cannot be restarting my MacPro every morning.
Regards,

That error is indicative of a serious problem with the drive. The logs may indicate that it has suffered an I/O Error.
You need to back up anything that has not already been backed up right away -- it may already be lost. Most drives never recover from this.
Do not delay in buying a replacement drive -- you WILL need it.
At a minimum, you should attempt to Erase the drive and write Zeroes to every block. But I do not hold out any hopes for it ever working properly again. Drives that do this may be good for nothing but a doorstop.
Many users find that using a small fast Boot Drive -- containing nothing but System, Library, Applications, and the hidden Unix files including Paging/Swap -- gives them a slight overall Performance boost. User files are moved off to other drives to keep the System's incessant "snacking" from the Boot drive from slowing down the other drives.

CD drive keeps ejecting discs.

Everytime I restart or turn on the machine, it ejects the CD in the drive. What could be causing this? It's getting rather annoying. Looking around this forum and Google, I see cases of people having trouble getting their discs out of their MacBook, but not keeping them in. =/
Thanks.
MacBook Pro 17-inch Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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My External hard drive keeps ejecting randomly in Snow Leopard. How do I stop this, and prevent it from happening?

I'm currently running a clean install of Snow Leopard version 10.6.8, and I have done nothing but attempt to mount my external hard drive, which is a Fantom 2 TB Greendrive connected via eSATA through an ExpressCard.
It performed flawlessly in Leopard, and I had no issues with it whatsoever. Then, I performed a clean install of Snow Leopard (erased the drive, and installed via DVD), and when everything had finished, I brought up a finder window, mounted my External Hard drive, and attempted to drag a folder to the desktop. It got to about 15%, and froze. Then, a few seconds later, it told me that I had removed it without ejecting it safely.
It continues to do this every time I try to move a large file to my cleanly installed internal hard drive. It varies on the amount of time it takes to 'eject'. Sometimes the file will get almost halfway there, and then the progress freezes, the 'eject' error is thrown, and my drive dismounts.
The file is about 6.2 GB, and it's vitally important to my livelihood to get this drive working reliably. (It contains CS5 (legitimate copy), as well as extremely important personal files, and i'm a freelance Web Designer and Developer, as well as writer and blogger.)
Short Version:
OS: 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard, clean install)
External: 2TB Fantom Greendrive (eSATA through ExpressCard)
Issue: Randomly ejects drive while transferring larger files.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!
Taylor Daughtry

I have the same issues, The drivers are not great for eSATA right now. I think apple is puting all there effort into Thunderbolt. Ther should be a Thunderbolt to eSATA adaptor soon, untiull then you might want to get a firewire enclosure for you drive as I have had to do.
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Mark

Drive keeps ejecting Blank DVDs but will read DVD with media in it

I am at loss what to do. Whenever I put in DVD with media in it (including +R), it plays and reads it all just fine. CD data reads no problem too. However, when I put in a Blank DVD, it chugs and ejects it out completely.
Preferences are fine. It says 'Ask What to Do' is set when 'You insert a Blank DVD'
Here was how it started. Previously, I could put in a blank DVD and it would be just fine but I'm having problems burning after the 10.5.6 update. Read in a post somewhere to try resetting your PRAM which I did and now it won't accept the blank DVDs. Everything else is fine.
Would really appreciate ANY help I can get!
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro 17"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP21.00A5.B08
SMC Version: 1.14f5
Serial Number: W86470M9X6C
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-85J:
Firmware Revision: FAV1
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

Everything in your post indicates you're having the problem with a MacBook Pro. If that's the case, we need to get your post moved to the appropriate forum--it's currently in the iBook G4 forum.
If you're having troubles on the MacBook pro, I'll report your post so the hosts can move it for you.
~Lyssa

Disc drive keeps ejecting

Every time I put any kind of disc in the drive it automatically ejects it right back out?

Hello pjew613,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice concerning optical drive issues:
Apple Computers: Troubleshooting the slot-loading SuperDrive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2801
You may want to review the information under the heading "Doesn't accept discs."
Be sure to check your disc to make sure it is flat. You can check this by putting the disc upside-down on a flat surface. If the disc is bowed up on any side or in the center, do not use the disc because it might get stuck in the drive. Do not use discs that have anything attached to them or dangling from them (such as "sweeper" or cleaning discs).
If the drive struggles when you put in a disc or stops part-way, carefully look at the disc for labels that may be interfering. If there aren't any raised labels then try putting the disc in a few more times.
Try another disc to see if the issue is being caused by a specific disc.
Make sure you insert the disc far enough for the drive mechanism to activate. You need to insert discs nearly all the way before the drive will activate and pull them in. If you don't completely insert a disc, the drive will reverse and push the disc back out.
Allow the drive one or two seconds to accept the disc while it is fully inserted.
Reset the System Management Controller (SMC).
If the drive repeatedly does not accept discs, contact Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider, or make an appointment with an Apple Retail Store.
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

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I have an HP Probook 4540s which i bought just a couple of weeks ago. The dvd-rom has suddenly started ejecting randomly, even though i havent used it at all since buying the notebook. Somebody please help!

update windows, re-install or rollback drivers, and maybe update bios. If that doesn't work get a new optical drive.

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