My MacBook Pro DVD drive keeps spinning and looking for a disc when there isn't one.

My MacBook Pro disc drive keeps spinning and looking for a disc when there isn't one in there. The DVD application is closed and as far as I can tell, the eject button is not stuck. I've restarted, but the problem persists. Please help!

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Nifa86 wrote:
the old owner
If you didn't buy this from the store, the first thing you need to do is boot from the install DVD, erase the disk drive (perhaps even zeroing it) and install a fresh copy of the OS. You do not want to inherit any changes the previous owner may have made to the system software (or worse).
had just had a fresh copy of the OS loaded
…and the cheque is in the mail.
I am talking about putting in any CD that is known to have content and it loads the CD and says its blank with nothing on it
Who says?
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<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964>

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My macbook pro mid 2010 keeps crashing and i keep getting the following report can anyone help me?

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 30536 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID: 607D9979-1C74-04D7-EA6E-CCF8837A6E71
Tue Jan 14 22:09:18 2014
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f9ba88f1a): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8096437000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff808f7a3480 : 0xffffff801981d636
0xffffff808f7a34f0 : 0xffffff7f9ba88f1a
0xffffff808f7a35c0 : 0xffffff7f99fc626c
0xffffff808f7a3680 : 0xffffff7f9a0991f6
0xffffff808f7a36c0 : 0xffffff7f9a099254
0xffffff808f7a3730 : 0xffffff7f9a35e278
0xffffff808f7a3860 : 0xffffff7f9a0c1ad1
0xffffff808f7a3880 : 0xffffff7f99fcd03f
0xffffff808f7a3930 : 0xffffff7f99fcaad6
0xffffff808f7a3b30 : 0xffffff7f99fcc3ff
0xffffff808f7a3c00 : 0xffffff7f9af7e4b6
0xffffff808f7a3d40 : 0xffffff7f9af7df70
0xffffff808f7a3d50 : 0xffffff7f9af413c8
0xffffff808f7a3d60 : 0xffffff7f9af4143d
0xffffff808f7a3d70 : 0xffffff7f9af2249c
0xffffff808f7a3db0 : 0xffffff7f9af20cde
0xffffff808f7a3de0 : 0xffffff7f9af24e3b
0xffffff808f7a3e00 : 0xffffff7f9a9102a4
0xffffff808f7a3e20 : 0xffffff7f9a910237
0xffffff808f7a3e50 : 0xffffff7f9af31d1c
0xffffff808f7a3e80 : 0xffffff7f9af21422
0xffffff808f7a3ed0 : 0xffffff7f9af1f3e5
0xffffff808f7a3ef0 : 0xffffff8019c50e58
0xffffff808f7a3f30 : 0xffffff8019c4f95a
0xffffff808f7a3f80 : 0xffffff8019c4fa89
0xffffff808f7a3fb0 : 0xffffff80198b3257
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0 xffffff7f9ba7b000->0xffffff7f9ba8dfff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[B5B1F368-132E-3509-9ED5-93270E3ABB DD]@0xffffff7f9ba76000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f99ecb000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DC A6]@0xffffff7f9ba62000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f99df3000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f99f51000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f99f0e000
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(86.0.4)[C1007599-42D0-32FF-9F2F-C63F4E6C1DEB]@0xfffff f7f9a90c000->0xffffff7f9a91dfff
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f99f 65000->0xffffff7f9a207fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f99ecb000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f99f51000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f99f0e000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[3455BCFE-565A-3FE5-9F0B-855BCB6CC9B3]@0xffffff7 f9a213000->0xffffff7f9a4e6fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f99f 65000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f99ecb000
com.apple.GeForce(8.1.6)[0E3D8776-A5B7-3D82-9BFD-9188170B358D]@0xffffff7f9af180 00->0xffffff7f9afe5fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f99f 65000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f99f51000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f99ecb000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f99f0e000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12F45
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
Kernel slide:     0x0000000019600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8019800000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 30868033116536
last loaded kext at 290969150260: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs      1.8.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9bb8f000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 363834236282: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.8.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9bb8f000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.Symantec.kext.SAVAPComm     11.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor   1.9.5d0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager            4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC           1.60
com.apple.driver.AGPM        100.13.12
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver     124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU     2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver           2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI   1.0.11d1
com.apple.GeForce    8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    8.1.6
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport           4.1.7f4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB            8.1.6
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs            3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet       1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X      7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC   1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl            3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor           3.0.3d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons        237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader     3.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController            320.15
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless      1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache            34
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient            3.5.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage           2.3.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331           615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI      4.9.9
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub      635.4.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet   3.6.2b4
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     2.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager      161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons           1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET           1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS       1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC        1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC            1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          214.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall   4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine        2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement        214.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily         10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily         1.9.2fc7
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib      1.12
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal    8.1.6
com.apple.NVDAResman      8.1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport            4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController        2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily           2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers         1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP           2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface     86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.4.1d13
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl     3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert     1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport      2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.5d4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch       237.3
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice       3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass     3.5.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver     623.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub       621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite        621.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice        3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily   3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family       530.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient     630.4.4
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily           3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily            635.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime            2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily            1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily       1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet     7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages           345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily      1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore     28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform         1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto     1.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.7f2 12718, 3 service, 13 devices, 3 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST9320325ASG, 320.07 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 4
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3

Mid-2010 15" MacBook Pros - the bad NVIDIA GPU
I would uninstall all Symantec software, but...
If you're having frequent kernel panics with your 15" mid-2010, or intermittent screen problems, the problem is, more than likely, the faulty NVIDIA GPU found in a number of those machines.
Here's just a sample of a kernel panic log that points to the faulty NVIDIA card:
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
         com.apple.GeForce(6.4.0)@0x82ac4000->0x82b7afff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x834a0000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x82fd3000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x7a802000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x8301b000
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So what can you do? Print out a copy of your kernel panic and a copy of the Knowledge Base article and take them, along with your machine, to your local Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider. The unfortunate thing is that many people have passed the “three years from date of purchase” now and Apple is not honoring the free logic board replacement for many users. Some dealers seem to be making some exceptions for those past the three year mark, but don’t count on it…
Good luck,
Clinton

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