SuperDrive problems on MacBook (13 Inch)

Question

Hey I'm having a problem with my MacBook (First model)'s SuperDrive,
Whenever I put in a CD or DVD it spins around for about 10 seconds or so
and then spits it out.
I recently tried swapping out the SuperDrive with a friend's with the same model
but it still did not work which singles it out as a software problem so I'm wondering if anybody would know what i could do.
Thanks,
Ian

Answer 1

I too am having the same problem and it has only just happened after installing the latest Apple Update for Leopard OS X 10.5.8. My Macbook is a similar model to kinnybee's. I had just reinstalled my laptop going back to a backup version from one year ago as I had some system conflicts of some kind causing applications to close immediately on opening. I was upgrading from 10.5.6 to 10.5.8 and then 5 days ago downloaded the latest Software update from Apple. Now I can play music CD's OK into iTunes etc but others including Blank DVD-R do not show up on the desktop and get ejected after 10-20 secs. The drive does not even get spinning properly but seems to hunt back and forth fitfully. I suspect this is a conflict/driver issue and APPLE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS as far as I can see. There are far too many posts about drive failures that seem to be more software than hardware related.
Ray
System Notes:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB31.008E.B02
SMC Version (system): 1.24f2
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
SYSTEM 10.5.8
Build 9L31a
Software Update:
Version: 3.0.4
Last Modified: 13/08/2010 12:55
Kind: Universal
Get Info String: Software Update version 3.0, Copyright 2000-2007, Apple Inc.
Location: /System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857E:
Firmware Revision: ZF1E
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds