Super Drive don't work (ejct automatically)

the super drive don't works and ejcect all discs including DVDs and CDs after reading for a few seconds...i have reset SMC and PRM but can't help....can anyone help? Thanks

Hello,
This is more of a Fusion issue, so probably better answered in the Fusion Forums.
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/fusion
But here's the answer anyway: what you are experiencing is not a malfunction and nothing is wrong with your system.
Whenever Fusion is on, it captures the cd/dvd drive by default and hides it from OSX. There is an option in Fusion that toggles this behavior. Open Fusion, and in your "VIrtual Machine Library," select the machine that you want to change. Then click on "Settings." Under Removable Devices, you will find "CD/DVD." *Uncheck "connected"*, and your CD/DVD drive will function normally in OSX.
*But this option only toggles the boot-time behavior.* Once WinXP is booted inside Fusion, you can just select Virtual Machine (in the menu bar), CD/DVD, Connect CD/DVD to use your drive inside WinXP. OR select "Disconnect" to use your drive in OSX. *You cannot use the CD/DVD drive for OSX and WinXP simultaneously.* But you can switch back and forth without shutting down WInXP or Fusion.
Also, make sure VMWare tools is installed in WinXP.

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