Superdrive keeps ejecting without a dvd

My iMac superdrive keeps making clicking noises as if its trying to eject a dvd even when I have not used it for a while

Reset the SMC > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
If it doesn't work, it's possible that the SuperDrive is damaged. Take the iMac to an Apple Store or reseller

Similar Messages

On my iMac the superdrive keeps ejecting my blank DVD. What's the fix?

It's a DVD-R Verbatim disk. What's the fix?
Thanks.

First thing is try another brand of DVD-Rs. Some are more reliable than others.
If that doesn't work, does it eject CDs as well? Movie DVDs?
Let us know, we'll keep working with you.
Best of luck.

My superdrive keeps ejecting even empty.

My supredrive keeps ejecting without having any disc in.
I also figured that everytime the mac feels a hit around it or in the keyboard... like a hard one...
then u can hear the superdrive ejecting.
carlos

I've been fighting this same problem. It got worse after installing 10.5.6.
But I think I found a remedy. I've posted it here:
http://discussions.apple.com/messageview.jspa?messageID=8665905&stqc=true

My macbook keeps ejecting the install dvd at restart???

my macbook keeps ejecting the install dvd at restart???

Try zapping PRAM. Hold down the cndopt+RP keys on restart (with the Leopard disk in), and release them after 3 "bongs". Then, immediately hold down the C key.

Combo drrive MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8123: keeps ejecting cds and dvds

hi my combo drive just keeps ejecting cds and dvds is it broken? can it be fixed if so? or will it need to be replaced?

I've found a fix for this. The problem is that the Combo Drive won't recognize any DVD-ROM or CD-ROM or even blank CD-Rs. There's a Apple Knowledge Base article that tells you how to reset the PMU or Power Management Unit. In my case my "12 PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz with Combo Drive wasn't recognizing the bundled iLife '05 DVD-ROM. Resetting the PMU fixed it & allowed the PowerBook to recognize the iLife '05 DVD-ROM. Here's a link to the Knowledge Base article with instructions on how to reset the PMU: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449.

My external Superdrive keeps ejecting.

Hi, I have recently gotten an external Apple Superdrive and it keeps ejecting. I've only had it for four days now. The problem is when I try copying CD's onto my iTunes library. It happens on complete random CD's, no matter how clean they are. I've even tried a few brand new CD's and it did it. It happens when it gets to the last 2-6 songs on the disc, depending how many songs are on the disc. I can hear the whirring of the CD slow and suddenly the disc ejects. It has been doing this since the second day I've had it, but has been happening more frequently now. Is my Superdrive faulty? Or is this just error they have?
Also, it has been giving me slow speeds when importing CD's between 4x to 10x on brand new dics. My old computers built in drive had speeds 2 to 3 times this much.

Return it for one that works.
Ciao.

Superdrive keeps ejecting disk on Mavericks sign on.

I've just installed a fresh copy of Mavericks and have a strange problem.
My Apple Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.4 (2010/Westmere) boots up fine until it gets to the Mavericks sign on screen and if there is a disk inside the superdrive then ejects it. I have 1 superdrive and a MCE Blu-Ray drive and both behave in the same manner.
So, I booted up from my old LM and it doesnt do it, I cant ever recall my Mac doing this in LM, Lion or SL, Leopard.
My Mavericks install has various software installed on it and thought it may be one of the apps playing up and causing the disk to eject. I formated a new drive and installed Maverick on it and it still ejected the disk.
So, software ruled out! I set about resetting my NVRAM & PRAM still didn't cure it.
Booted up in Safe Mode and still the same.
Ran Apple Hardware Test (AHT) no problems found.
Ran pernissions repair and still keeps doing it.
I know the simplest thing would be not to have a disk inside the drive but it's little things like this that eeeeerrrrrr!!!!!! you know what I mean!
I'm out of ideas, anyone else have this problem? and help?
Below is my hardware overview:
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro5,1
Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:          2
Total Number of Cores:          8
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache (per Processor):          12 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:          5.86 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:          MP51.007F.B03
SMC Version (system):          1.39f11
SMC Version (processor tray):          1.39f11
Serial Number (system):          YM03420YEUF
Serial Number (processor tray):          J503303RYBH8A
Hardware UUID:          53A5F426-72FB-5420-9B33-00BD183DAC49

Anyone????

DVD Superdrive keeps ejecting discs

My trusty old PB G4 has just started to eject discs from the dvd superdrive. I've tried various discs (mainly cd-r) but for some reason it squeaks and squawks then ejects the disc????
Could this be a media problem or perhaps.......a hardware problem?
Any thoughts gladly appreciated.
Dan

I'm having this problem with my 2.5 Penryn Macbook Pro
And I had the same problem with my last mac which was a 2.8 24" silver iMac.
I took it to be repaired, they replaced the superdrive, and then I sold it on. But now the person i sold the iMac to is saying they are having the same problem.
It must be a fault with Apple's superdrives. My external firewire slot loading burner works perfectly.
Unfortunately I'll have to use that and wait until I buy my next mac before i can take this one in to be repaired. Hopefully they dont just replace the drive with another one of the same model.
I found a solution for this problem with old powerbooks:
http://bura-bura.com/blog/archives/2005/07/11/a-fix-for-my-superdrive-problems/
But no success with my MBP

Superdrive keeps ejecting dvds during wake up or reboot

Hi,
Ive noticed annoyingly that if I have a dvd in my superdrive (tried with other discs and same problem occurs) whenever I wake the computer from sleep or start it up from a shut down it always forces the disc to eject. I can hear it start spinning the disc and then slow down. It repeats this about 3-4 times before ejecting the disc. Once the disc is in there it reads it fine. Even if i close the lid of my macbook pro and open it it sometimes ejects the disc.
Everything is up to date so what is the problem? any help would be appreciated

The disks are from Red Box. They look like commercially purchased DVDs. The thing is, some of these are new releases and they have very few scratches on them compared to anything that we have been playing in them. What's odd to me is that it will play the old, scratched DVDs that I've played a hundred times in this machine already, but that it seems to be having problems with the newer DVDs. I'll try some airspray, as suggested, and let you know what comes of it. I almost wonder if it's not a software thing though, as it appears to be recognizing previously played (on this machine) DVDs.

After install all CD's DVD's keep ejecting without mounting

After installing the snow leopard when I put in any CD or DVD it churns away for 30 seconds or so and then ejects the disc.
I cannot get it to mount anything.
This is not the same problem as just the install discs ejecting. And the drive was fine before the install (actually I recall the drive did work for a day or two after the initial install but now consistently ejects everything when I put it in.
Thanks for any help.

Just a guess, but what is set as the default action upon inserting a cd or dvd?
From: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2490
Set Your Media Preferences
Open System Preferences and click CDs & DVDs to display its preferences.
The top two pop-up menus let you decide what your Mac should do when you insert a blank CD or DVD. By default, both menus are set to "Ask what to do"; this action opens a dialog. You can change it to open your choice of application, open Disk Utility, run a script, or simply ignore it.
The bottom three pop-up menus let you choose what your Mac should do when you insert a music CD, picture CD, or video DVD, respectively.

Superdrive keeps ejecting blank dvds and movie dvds

I have a macbook pro which is about 1 year and 4 months old. I was burning dvds fine two days ago. However, today every dvd i insert ejects after 10 seconds.
Cds are able to mount and I can burn on them too.
I have searched all over the internet and I still havent been able to find a solution.
Anyone else have this problem
Message was edited by: kmac1985

i got the same problem now! working fine a couple of days ago and now i cant burn any DVDs anymore. My laptop is 5 months old.. i am getting sick of this laptop, it feels like something is always broken but after awhile (approx. 1 month) an update fixes it, but to destroy something else. So, i guess i will have to wait a month or two until i can burn DVDs again...Seriously, PC Laptops are more stable than this worthless laptop.. and this user forum *** aswell.. no one from Mac reads it and there are not many solutions in here ..only complaints like my message here....
customer relations: very bad
customer satisfaction: medium but getting worse
support: ****!
loyalty to mac: getting lower

My imac superdrive keeps ejecting my install disk .

I keep having freeze issues and would like to boot up on my install disk so I can use disk repair. However it will not accept the disk. It just ejects it.
help
<Edited By Host>

Not sure which iMac you have or what OS X it is running, but
If your iMac is running Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks, use OS X Recovery instead of the Install Disc.
see > OS X: About OS X Recovery
If your iMac is running Snow Leopard or earlier, then something is wrong with your Superdrive or your Install Disc.
If other DVDs and CDs are working in your Superdrive, then contact Apple Support and order a new Install Disc.
see > http://www.apple.com/support/contact/
If no DVDs or CDs are working in your Superdrive....?
1. Try the steps, at > Apple Computers: Troubleshooting the slot-loading SuperDrive
2. Try cleaning it with a Lens cleaning kit. example > Memorex-CD-DVD-Player-Laser-Lens-Cleaner
3. Contact your local AASP and make a service appointment. see > https://locate.apple.com/

SuperDrive automatically ejects blank DL DVDs (which worked before)

Hi. I'm going to repost here something I (incorrectly) posted on the iMac G4 thread (just in case it's a hardware related issue, which I don't think it is).
Anyway, I usually burn a "Bulkpaq DVD+R DL 2.4x 8.5GB" every month or so with my iMac. It's been ok until the last time I tried: the blank DVD is now automatically ejected from the computer a few seconds after I insert it.
I've read other people's threads asking about this same problem, and it is usually a media problem (testing with some other branch usually does the trick).
However, in my case, it cannot be the media (or, at least, it cannot be just the media) because I usually buy them in 25 unit packs, and all previous units from the current pack (6) worked, but now none of the remaining DL-DVDs (19 of them) do work anymore.
So... it could be that somehow the extreme hot in my room has ruined the remaining blank DL-DVDs however, since I recently upgraded from 10.5.6 to 10.5.7, I would blame the software upgrade. What do you think?
It could also be a hardware problem, but I still can burn other media (I haven't tested with other DL DVDs, but I have just burnt some CDs and single layer DVDs and they do work).
In some other thread, they have already explained me how to "revert" to 10.5.6 (basically do a fresh install on an external HD and then update up to 10.5.6), and I will try this later this week.
In the mean time, I would like to know if the "revert" process is worth the time. Mainly because the 10.5.7 changelog (here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3397) does not say anything about the SuperDrive.
Also, any other idea would be highly appreciated
Thanks.

Ups... I some how missed this other thread here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1644860&tstart=0 where they are experiencing this same problem.
Could anyone please remove my thread?
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Superdrive keeps ejecting disc

I have a 1 ghz 17"powerbook, matshita UJ-815 superdrive, running 10.4.2 and all the latest updates, I have run disc first aid, checked and deleted the duplicate fonts, reset the PRAM, restarted with the disc in, re-inserted the disc numerous times in a row, All to no avail, evertime I insert anytype of disc, after about 35 seconds, and a few "reading disc" type of sounds, the disc ejects, this applies to anytype of disc, cd's dvd's new, already burned, etc. I have tried them all. I have read a few other posts about people having the same problem. Apple care has run out, and the nearest apple store is 2 hours away. Any recommendations, I am considering purchasing a new superdrive from here :
link
And then follow this procedure:
http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/55.8.0.html
Any advice before I proceed would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Greg
[ Edited by Apple Discussions Moderator; href URL ]

RE: superdrive spits out dvd and cds
( msg # 1.: Posted Feb 8, 05 9:58 pm )
Jeffrey Foote
Joined: Jun, 2003
Posts: 9
I have used the procedure below 4-6 times in the last 6 months, has always worked until this go around tonight. I don't see any other suggestions.... so it might help.... I'm trying again now.
Note: I'm using 10.4.2, but no relationship to software recent software install or upgrade... just decided not to work.
•I did read an apple note that changing batteries while unplugged an asleep can mess with power manager...... and that seems to be the case when the disk is quietly never being accessed before eject....
I have the same 17 1ghz powerbook, and just fixed this problem for 2nd time in 6 months. (No clear idea why it happens.... from posts it appears that power manager/battery processes sometimes fool the drive into thinking it must act that way)
anyway, I followed ALL of the suggestions posted in these discussion areas, none worked alone... this is the order that did it.
1. Reset PRAM by restarting holding down apple-option p-r until 2nd restart sound
2. nvram reset (see this post)
Macintosh: How to Reset PRAM and NVRAM
... Article ID: 2238. Created: 1987-06-02. Modified: 2004-06 ... steps in the Solution section of technical document 42642: "Macintosh: Computer Starts to Text-Based Open ...
(basically says restart with option-apple-o-f
at prompt type
reset-nvram (hit return)
reset-all (hit return)
Document No. 2238
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42642
3. power manager reset-
shut down, unplug, pull battery
- hold down apple-option-shift-power button
- release, then replace battery
-restart
PowerBook G4 (12-inch)  PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)  PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33GHz)  PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5GHz)  PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800)  PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz)  PowerBook G4 (17-inch)  PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)  PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5GHz)
1. If the computer is on, turn it off.
2. Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.
3. Wait 5 seconds.
4. Press the Power button to restart the computer.
this worked..... good luck

Superdrive keeps ejecting

Hi i just purchase an iMac from a friend. When i try to insert a disc, the Superdrive will try to read the disc before ejecting it out. Tried with several other disc and same problem occurs. The iMac is late 2009. Anyone can help me on how to resolve this problem. Thanks.

Good morning Sakerage,
If you are having an issue with your iMac not accepting optical disks such as CDs or DVDs, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
Get help with the slot-loading SuperDrive on your Mac computer - Apple Support
In particular the section titled Accepts discs but they don't mount or are automatically ejected.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Superdrive keeps ejecting without a dvd

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for