Dvd issues in macbook pro--help!

Any ideas for cleaning the dvd player in a macbook pro? It rarely reads the discs, skips over parts, or simply auto ejects. Can it be cleaned or replaced? Help!

Many folks here who've had problems with SuperDrives have found relief by using the fairly inexpensive commercial DVD 'cleaning kits' available at any electronics store, Amazon, etc.
No guarantee that it will fix your problem, but it's worth a try.
Clinton

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Hi
This'll be my third attempt in 24 hrs to ask the same question. maybe I need guidance on phrasing questions?:)
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Region Code 4:
Mexico, Central and South America, and the South Pacific.
Includes Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, New Guinea, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Hi Timia,
If you are using Safari as a web browser :-
Open Safari, go to Safari menu > Preferences > General, and put Google as the homepage. Then, choose Google as your default search engine.
If you are using Google Chrome as the web browser :-
Open Google Chrome.
In the top right corner of the page, click the Chrome menu Chrome menu > Settings.
In the "Search" section, select Google from the drop-down menu.
Let me know if you still experience any issue.
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Aadesh

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Model Identifier:          MacBookPro8,2
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Total Number of Cores:          4
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L3 Cache:          6 MB
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