Superdrive ejects music cds

Saw a few other posts about similar superdrive issues...
Music cds will not mount and are immediately ejected. So far, it appears that DVDs play fine and DATA cd & dvds are also ok. Burned music cds are hit or miss. Every once in a while a music cd will work. Sometimes a disk that has previously not worked.
the "genius" told me to archive and install (which seems the standard advice). i'd rather not.
seems other folks are of the mind that the problem is hardware. i'm not sure..
i have a hunch it has something to do with itunes.

I too, have the same problem on both my personal and office Mac book pros. They are both running Mac OS X 10.5 with the latest updates. DVDs work perfectly, as do blank CDs. I can even write an audio CD with itunes and it mounts perfectly. If I try and put any other commercial audio CD in the drive it will just eject it after failing to read it. I have tried many solutions, including running disk utility, cleaning the lens and resetting the PRAM.
We have other MBPs in the office that are running Mac OS X 10.4 and they all work fine even with the latest itunes (8.1) so I am convinced it is a problem with the system software. It could just be a conflict with itunes software and the OS, but surely Apple wiould have checked this?...
Does anyone know if Apple are aware of this problem or if they are currently working on an update to fix it?

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TS2306 superdrives ejects music cds

help is there a software or inherent hardware problems as automatically ejects even commerical music cds

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Hi,
I'm having a similar problem to the one many have posted here: insert certain store-bought music cds, Superdrive spins for a few seconds then unceremoniously ejects said disc. Other similarly purchased new cds load just fine, show up in iTunes, music plays.
Here's the twist: I have noticed, through careful observation, that the discs that aren't loading have a peculiar barcode type thing running partway around the central hole of the cd. None of these cds have any indication of anti-copy protocols imbedded. The labels run the gamut from an imprint of Interscope to Warner Japan to Virgin to something called Wounded Bird.
Cds without this barcode thing seem to be loading fine.
Has anyone else noticed this phenomenon? I've tried many (but not all) of the friendly suggestions offered herein, usually stopping short of those to which the original poster said "tried that, didn't work'.
Maybe there's a workaround being perfected by one of you geniuses?!

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These drives often seem problematic on these machines. Given the age have you tried a cleaning disc to clear any dust of the lens?
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My iMac CD player stopped recognizing music CDs and just ejects them?

I was importing music and all of the sudden the CD player on my iMac would read the discs and spit them out without recognizing them in iTunes. I tried multiple CDs, even ones that I had previously imported. Any ideas?

Thanks for your response. I tried all different types of music CDs.
Commercial or home-made (burned)?
Another thought: iMac Superdrives are known to be extremely finicky, so have you looked at your CDs? Is there a scratch, dirt, or anything else on them?
And, how old is your Mac? Superdrives (or any other hardware components) do not last forever; they will fail at some point.
And, I'm sure you followed these steps, but just in case:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH1130

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I have a G4 Mac mini and out of the blue my drive no longer mounts music CDs or blank CD-Rs. However it will mount DVDs and data discs without a hitch. Even blank DVDs mount without a problem.
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I have the latest OS version, the latest iTunes, etc. I never had problems loading and playing music CDs in the past, or uploading music from my CDs to iTunes.
Last week I bought some new CDs and all are being rejected by my Mac--they make a lot of noise trying to load, and then spit back out. I tried my old music CDs, one's I have previoulsy played with no problem and loaded, and they too will not work.
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Thanks for reposting the link.
Unfortunately, that doesn't address my problem. (Fortunately, however, my problem is not as severe as the one in that link!)
My problem manifests itself as some CD's not mounting: the Superdrive spins and makes noises for a while, then ejects the CD.
As far as I can tell, this happens only with one company, and only/primarily with more recent CD's. (Not sure about this, but I think some older CD's from that company that used to work no longer work after I inserted a fairly recent CD.)
I am sure it is related to some copy-protection scheme, but I can't find any files (visible or invisible) that the CD deposited on my Mac.
Any suggestions on what to look for?
Thanks.

Music CDs won't mount

This becoming more of a problem as time goes on.
Some music CDs will not mount on my Early 2008 iMac, with a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-875 drive. This started under 10.6, and continues with 10.7. The percentage of disks is increasing, including disks that had mounted before. Data CDs and DVDs mount without incident.
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r

At this point because your Super Drive is still working, a lens cleaner might also help...?
For example: > Amazon.com: Memorex CD/DVD-Player Laser-Lens Cleaner: Electronics
It also might help to clean and polish the CDs that are no longer reading in your Super Drive.
see > How to Clean a DVD or CD Disc ?
and/or > Video: How to Clean CDs | eHow.com
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HT2801 My drive reads discs as blank and not reading music cds at all.

My drive is reading start up discs as blank and not reading music cds at all( they just spin in there until I eject them). They're clean, scratch free and ejecting with no problems. I replaced my hard drive three weeks back and need to replace programs and info.

Try
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<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964>

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I recently upgraded to a PowerMac G5 (late 2005) 2x2.3 GHz system running the latest version of 10.5, this machine has 6.5GB of RAM and 1.5 TB of HDD space. I used to burn Music CDs from my iTunes library on my Quicksilver G4 with no problems, mostly to play in the family vehicle. After a few months now, I burned my first music CD from my new G5, only to discover that it won't play in the van. I burned a duplicate of the disc thru iTunes just to make sure it wasn't just a bad disc, but same result. these two discs will play on any other device that plays burned Music CDs, but not in my car. I haven't changed CD media at all- the only thing that's changed is the Mac (the G5) and the fact that I'm now using iTunes 9.
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HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4165B
Firmware Revision: C006
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My optical drive will not read any music cds now or recognize a blank cd in the drive. it might read some data discs. what is wrong with it and how do i fix it?

My optical drive will not read any music cds or recognize a blank cd. it might read some data cds. what is wrong with it and how can i fix it?

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HT1473 It seems like many commercial music CDs won't import into iTunes (copy protection?), so you can only play them from the disc, not your other devices. Am I missing something?

More and more commercial music CDs won't seem to import into iTunes - they just spin, falter, and spit out. I would think I had a setting wrong except older CDs load with no problem. I'm guessing there's copy protection on the newer ones, which seems unfair if you want to, say, buy a CD that has bonus material not available via iTunes (and then have to buy the regular material again on iTunes). Is there a way around this? An easy fix so I can keep buying CDs when I want to? I know it's a technology that's on the way out, but it's not gone yet.

Audio CD copy protection is relatively rare. I doubt its use is on the increase as it would be just one more nail in CD's coffin. On the few occasions I've bought CDs that won't rip I've gone straight back to the store for a refund. If the drive is attempting to read at max. speed it might help to force it to read slower (if indeed you have that as an option) and it may help to switch the error correction mode.
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