Itunes 9.2: CDs appear, disappear, appear, then disappear

I'm using external CD/DVD drives with my MacBook Pro (modded to remove internal drive). They worked fine until the latest software updates. Now CDs mount in the Finder, but when iTunes starts:
1. iTunes starts querying GraceNote
2. the CD disappears from iTunes
3. it reappears
4. it disappears again and doesn't return

i, too, was going crazy over this, thinking it might be a dying drive instead of a 9.2.1 problem, because i hadn't inserted an audio cd since updating. but i found the answer at macRumors
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=978597
"simply went to iTunes preferences and clicked General, down below is the "automatically retrieve CD track names from the internet" choice. I un-clicked this (realising I've never had it on before so it must be an automatic Apple decision with 9.2).
Now my CD comes on and stays on then I go to Advanced in the toolbar at top and click "get track names" (which I always did before anyway). Voila! Problem solved!"

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