Super drive doesnt read disc

my super drive hasnt been reading any disc's i have tried putting them in my other mac and it works fine.. can anyone help, where i can get a new super drive and how to install it??
thanks

I was having a few issues with my superdrive, so i opened the case and checked the connections. It works fine now. The connection is a "snap" connector, and it may have dislodged. My drive wouldn't accept a disc, but the OS thought it was working fine.
I also reseated the video connection, and it stopped the annoying "fading" in and out of the display.
I noticed some people were fixing the problem by squeasing the laptop, and this connector could be smashed back into place with some luck, but with the right tiny philips, you can easily open the cover to access the ram, and it's all right there.

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Message Edited by Polski85 on 02-19-2009 08:52 PM

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