Optical Drive Sound

When I pick up my curent Macbook 13'' (mid-2010). I hear the optical drive spin a few times then stop. I am wondering if this is normal?

The issue doesn't happen every time I lift the computer.

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I recently had a firmware update done to this computer. However I noticed that when I ripped CD's into iTunes the sound quality diminished. There is almost no bass and a lot of highs. I have checked the iPod EQ, the iTunes EQ, OS X sound preferences, my speakers, and my headphones. I also checked the iTunes store purchases I made but they still sound great. Only songs I rip from CD's sound worse only after I updated the firmware. Any suggestions?

There shouldn't be a reason for a firmware update to the drive to cause a quality issue with music you rip. Basically, the drive just reads the data. It can either read it or not, but it won't change it. As A BRODY asked... do you know what bitrate you recorded it at? Perhaps you had changed a setting?

Optical Drive Problems

I am experiencing two problems that I am a bit worried about in the long run. Upon disc insertion or deletion, there is a bit of noise that I'm not used to hearing and when this noise is happening at the same time the illuminated keys above the disc drive flash off for a split second. Should I be worried about this?

Hi Justin:
This Apple article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1723
has sound bytes of "normal" optical drive sounds. It may help to ease your concerns.
The flashing off of the keyboard illumination doesn't sound too ominous. I just tried on my late 2007 MBP and don't see the flashing. Does your MBP have black or silver keys?

Loud optical drive - is this normal?

On my base 13 inch MBP the optical drive sounds pretty loud and i was wondering if this is normal.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1723
it sounds exactly like that

As long as it has no trouble reading or writing discs, I wouldn't worry about it.
See though my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/cdrfailure.html
if you start running into issues.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Optical drive slow/noisy

Hi, I saw a lot of other topics about the optical drive concerning the 10.4.6 update but I don't think my problem falls under that. About 6 weeks ago I sent my powerbook (15" 1.25 ghz superdrive) into apple after it had started to make a very loud buzzing/grinding noise and the computer was slow to respond. They sent it back after a few days and the technicians had replaced the hard-drive. The apple store genius however had insisted that the problem was the optical drive.
Everything seemed fine for a while until a few days ago when I noticed that it took around 2 mins for a CD to come up in iTunes. The optical drive was clicking away and spinning up and down and being generally wacky. Eventually the CD came up and it seemed ok. I ripped songs from the CD and now I notice in a few of the tracks there are little skips or blips of the song that are cut out for a split second and its not part of the music on the CD.
I've also had it simply eject the CD after 10 or so seconds of being in the drive. Also i've witnessed a song playing off of the CD then it stop for 10 seconds, then start playing again. Finally, the other day I stuck a DVD in to watch and the optical drive sounded like a lawnmower. It was very loud, vibrating my whole desk. I was scared but it calmed down after a minute or so and played the whole movie without any trouble. Right now its playing a CD and its making clicking and whirring noises more often than i've ever noticed.
I'm not sure about the burning capabilities. Thanks for any help, it's appreciated. I have applecare so if it needs serviced its not a problem.
Thanks again
Ben S.

Your drive may no longer be seating properly and the its connection has gone funky. Also there might be a firmware update for your computer/drive. Either way i'd head down to the apple store again and recreate the problem for them.
In the meantime you can repair permissions and run cron scripts. You could also do a hardware test to see if any errors are detected.

Mac Pro optical drive is really loud.....

I just got may mac pro today and when i turned it on I noticed that the optical drive sounded as if it was running on full throttle at all times. It is in a well ventilated area, I reset the pram, and still no luck! I also did a hardware test and it detected an error 4SNS/1/40000000:Vp0C. Just before it detected the error the optical drive became quiet for a few seconds and then went right back to being loud....Any ideas????

Thanks for the reply, but I took it to the apple store today and they ran a full diagnostic test on it. It turns out it really wasn't the optical drive. There was a bad sensor on the logic board causing the power supply fan to run at full blast. Looks like im gonna have to wait even longer to be able to enjoy my mac pro:(

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I have had this problem for a couple of months. I took it into to be looked at by someone at the Apple store and they couldn't replicate the problem. It happens continuously now and drives me crazy. I took a video of it and posted it on youtube. Take a look and tell me if this is what you are experiencing, or if you have any ideas on what is happening or how to stop it. I plan on taking it to the Apple store this weekend if it is still doing this (which I am sure it is)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4at0val7TKo
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Tim

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I tried burning cd or dvd on my macbook, and i keep hearing a clicking sound ,and gives me an error, so it ejects the cd or dvd, so that means my optical drive needs to be replaced?

My superdrive recently gave me problems. It would take in the disc and then try and read it but would make a unusually loud clicking noise and after 15-20 seconds would stop and then try and read it again. I bought a new superdrive online and fitted it myself and now have the latest version superdrive which takes all discs and dual layer discs (my original superdrive did not support dual layer discs).
My drive had seen a lot of use over the past year and a half and I wasn't shocked that it died.
If its in warranty give Apple a call or have it replaced (although they are expensive) if you cant afford to buy a new internal superdrive then buy an external dvd writer for about half the price.
Dib.

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Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
Do the following:
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
If the hard drive does not appear in the DU sidebar list then it has died and will have to be replaced. No need to proceed beyond this point.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install the Combo Updater for the version you prefer from support.apple.com/downloads/.

Clicking Sound Near Optical Drive?

Occasionally if my MacBook Pro shakes a little, I'll hear a little clicking sound. It sounds like it's coming from either the optical drive or just below it, to the right of the trackpad. Should I be concerned? I only noticed this after my computer froze once, and since then it occasionally freezes, but returns to normal after 10-15 seconds.

Why do you shake your computer, for fun or for profit? Your computer is not an iPod. The clicking might be the sensor protecting the hard drive. That scenario makes sense especially when you mentioned that the computer froze. Here's some advice: don't shake your computer. You risk damaging the internal components, or dropping your computer.

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I have a black Macbook, and my Optical Drive is making horrible sounds when I boot. Now, I'm not sure if it's the Optical Drive or the HDD, but it's coming from the upper right-hand corner.
If this helps, I dropped it earlier today and I could have damaged it. I know the difference between the way it normally sounds when it boots and this. This kind of sounds like when you're inserting a CD into the Optical Drive, but far worse? The sound also happens when you press the Eject button.
Please help me, I need to know if I should bring it into an Apple Store immediately.

I have a mcabook 13 inch (white, not black LOL) that does the same thing. It was used by a guy at my work (it is a work laptop) and when he returned it to me (I am the IT guy) it wouldnt boot up. Warranty fixed this, but the grind is still there. This is the same guy who destroyed the screen on his PC laptop by dropping it down some stairs. So no doubt he has dropped this mac, which I have decided will stay in my personal care
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I have Toast 10 loaded on my macbook, which I sometimes use to load .dmg's (as in to MOUNT a CD)
however I've noticed ever since I started doing this whenever my macbook starts up OR wakes up from sleep the optical drive make a "whirring" sound, the same sound as when I start up the App Toast, almost as if its NOW looking for optical media (to burn or otherwise) whether its there or not...
Is this sound not a good thing?

I found THIS...heres what some folks had to say about a self test, I think Toast instigates this self test and now it does it all the time...
These folks said not to worry...?
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