My Macbook disc drive is spinning discs then spitting them out - any kind too - CDs, DVDs, and blanks.

From the sound of it the whole thing might be broken. I've tried resetting the PRAM, doing a full disk repair through disk utility, and testing all sorts of varieties of discs in the slot. It will accept them, spin them for a bit, then spit them out without ever recognizing them on the screen. I don't know how long this has been an issue, as the last time I used the drive was in March to play a DVD. It worked fine at that point. Is it totally shot? And if so, is there a cheap external version I can use that will work with my laptop? I'm out of warranty and can't afford to cough up for a new one from Apple.

All over the internet, you can also pick them up in any electronics store or electronics section of a store (wal-mart for example).

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Today I tried to play a music CD. It spit it out in seconds of me putting it in. I can play it on my DVD player, my husband's computer, my entertainment center, my car CD player but not my iMac No explanation, just wouldn't accept the CD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BUT IT'S VERY IRRITATING!!!
On top of all of this, when I upgraded my Apple Operating System the ChromCast program I was successfully using before stopped working giving me a Green Screen of Death.
APPLE!! ***!!!
Could really use some guildance here...starting to really give up on Apple...way too many problems with too many different items and no solution when my husband's PC is doing just fine!

My iMac G5 also won't burn or even accept discs, keeps spitting them out

It first stopped burning discs, and today it started throwing the DVDs and CDs back out.
When I originally called up within warranty (it ended at the end of last month), I was told something could be done as an exception (they apparently can't pick up my machine, as I don't have the expensive Applecare - why should I have to when I just want a system that works?).
I called back up when the department I needed was open, and told bluntly that nothing could be done, as did the next person I asked. Now I have a faulty computer, and my only choice is to find someway to get to Leighton Buzzard (an hour away in the car for me, I don't own a car as I bought this machine instead, a big mistake, it turns out).
My choices? Get to a repair centre, and that's it. I can't do that, how am I expected to lug an iMac G5 there on my own? One of my friends has a car but it would take time out of his and my days to get there and I doubt he'd be willing to go that far - plus I'm pretty broke, so can't afford to pay him much for the petrol (I'm a student at University trying to make ends meet).
By law, products such as these can reasonably be expected to last for upto six years, yet this didn't manage one. It was under warranty when I contacted you/Apple, and yet I'm treated as a second-rate customer because I didn't choose to take out an expensive warranty package on an item that's worth about two times the value of it. I've searched for replacement drives so I can fit one myself then bill Apple, but to no avail.
This service was offered in the past, and I know of people on forums that have had their iMacs fixed through the post before, why not me? Why isn't there a repair centre in Northampton?

Adamo which model G5 iMac do you have?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301724#301724 How to identify your iMac
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SuperDrive Spits dvd's off the desk
CD drive spits out cds
CD falls out
If you decide to contact Apple again ask "politely" but firmly to be put through to "Customer Relations". Customor Relations has more authority over Customor Service Techs.
As for the distance of repair shops, suggest that you check out User Groups: United Kingdom to see if they can help you in finding an AASP closer to you.
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Try the following:
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media is getting scratched after been used and ejected by my iMac without loading .
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Boot off your *original* Install Disk while holding down the *d key*, (not c key), then run the extended Apple Hardware Test. Some disks require you to use the Option key at bootup to select AHT. Some models have a separate AHT CD. Some have it on the Disc #2.
The Memory test can really only be trusted if it finds a problem, not if it doesn't find a problem.
Memtest OS X...
http://www.memtestosx.org/joomla/index.php
Rember is a freeware GUI for the memtest ...
http://tech.kateva.org/2005/10/rember-freeware-memory-test-utility.html

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I'm just starting to use Prelude. I recorded an interview for my daughter for a school project last week. The interview went well, but I want to mark as "sub-clips" all of the video interview's question/answer combos (e.g. "What is your name? My name is John Doe.") and then save them out to individual clips rather than have to manage the full size files (about 40GB in all from my Panasonic GH3, 50mbps, IPB MOV) with clip markers. I'll keep the originals as backups, but would really rather work with the individual clip files.
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Best regards,
Scott

Hi -
Meg The Dog's suggestion will work if you don't intend to bring in all of your media off the card. The Partial Ingest method will allow you to selectively create subclips during ingest and not transfer the full original clips.
However, you do state you plan to keep all your media - not just the parts you want to subclip. So here's my suggestion for the workflow:
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3. In the Project Panel you will find new entries will appear for each SUBCLIP Marker you add to your master clips.
4. You can organize you subclips into BINS as needed to keep track of the segments of your video
5. When you're ready to create your timeline of subclips you can either
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There are some other options here you can also try out which might be interesting. For example, you can add transitions and any additional audio tracks to your ROUGH CUT directly in Prelude and then EXPORT the Rough Cut as a final movie - and not need to move to Premiere Pro unless you have wider editing needs.
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Regards,
Michael

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My macbook does not have a firewire port. Is there any kind of adapter that will allow me to use my advc 300 (which need to plug in to the FireWire port)?

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Hi I am having the identical problem with my 24" intel iMac 2007..... Did you ever figure out what the problem was? I'm on round 3 now and with a completely blank grey screen and it won't start up from the disk 1.. I also have diskwarrior and techtool pro as well as the osx leopard and snow leopard disk... The HD is new.. Replaced by apple 3 months ago.. Don't know the cause the first time this happened about 9 months ago.. 2nd time, 6 months ago it never rebooted from the office for mac 2008 critical update... Did a clean install after backing up to TC... Took it to apple replaced HD even though it appeared ok, they checked all hardware and I ran techtool pro daily ever since. Last week software update had several updates avail. Office for mac being one of them.. I updated and have never booted since.. . I swear to never ever use another Microsoft product as long as I live if I can just fix this once more... Help me please

Imac Superdrive not recognizing inserted media, runs disc for a minute then spits it out.

2009 intel 24 inch Intel Imac either does not recognize cd or dvd I put in it and spits it out after spinning it around for a minute, or it swallows disc and I have to force shut down to get disc out. Other times it is able to read disc. Any ideas?

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