Why some eMac DVD SuperDrive doesn't work?

Why some eMac DVD SuperDrive doesn't work?
They have a limited hours life, or some DVD or CD can damage them?
Thank you

Hopefully some day I will find the answer for this question.

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Hi John,
If you have another Mac with Firewire & a working Optical drive, you can use that to Install it.
Check whether you need a 6 pin to 9 pin FW cable or whatever each end has.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
Put the Install DVD in the the other Mac, shut both down, connect with a Firewire cable, boot the other Mac holding the t key down, once the floating FW symbol shows up, boot the this Mac holding the Option/alt key down, eventually the Install Disk will show as a Boot Option on this one.

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Well just a couple of moments ago, I wanted to play a DVD on my Macbook. Nothing unusual. But for some reason, I'll insert the DVD, some noise comes up, then... well nothing. Nothing happens. Nothing pops up; there is no indication that there is a DVD in the drive. Now you all may be thinking "Well the Superdrive doesn't work" WRONG. When I go into VMware Fusion +(Basically a virtual OS runner)+ and I check my Ubuntu *(DO NOT JUDGE ME, I HAD TO INSTALL UBUNTU FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES)* I can see the DVD inserted? And I can play it too, which is weird. Is this a software problem then?
Thanks in advance.

You have Ubuntu installed? GET OUT
But no, seriously, that's actually useful for testing purposes and you wouldn't have figured out it wasn't really (we think so far at least) broken without it.
So my question is do you have any other DVD's you can try and see if they work? Can you check Disk Utility and see if it shows that you have a disc there? Got your installation DVD's? Try starting up from one. ****, you could even try a new user for more testing.

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QuestionWhat can I do when if my laptop CD or DVD drive doesn't work properly in Windows 8?
AnswerNote: For help with this issue in Windows 7, please see this article.
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Reinstall the Driver
Hold the Windows key and press the 'x' key to open a menu in the lower-left. In this menu, select "Device Manager." Expand "DVD/CD-ROM drives." Right-click the entry for the CD/DVD drive nested under "DVD/CD-ROM drives," then select "Uninstall." Finally, restart the computer. The computer will reinstall the drivers for the drive.
Power Cycle
Even when your laptop is off and unplugged, residual power can still be held in some components. While this is normal, clearing it can help with some hardware problems. Perform these steps to complete what’s called a power cycle.
Ensure the laptop is turned off.
Unplug the laptop's AC power cable.
Unplug all wires and peripherals. This includes CDs, DVDs, USB sticks, mice, printers, and any other accessories.
Remove the battery (if the model has a removable battery). If the model does not have a removable battery, check your user's guide to determine if you have a pinhole reset on the bottom. If you do, press this.
Hold down the power button for thirty seconds.
Reattach the battery if removed.
Connect the AC adaptor to the power socket that was confirmed to be working in the first step.
Connect the other end of the AC adaptor to your computer.
Start the computer and test the drive
Microsoft Fix-it
Your computer may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms:
Your CD or DVD drive no longer appears in Windows
Your CD or DVD drive does not read or write and is shown as disabled
The media in your CD or DVD drive cannot be read
The media cannot be written to a CD or DVD inserted into the drive
You receive an error message about your CD or DVD drive
If any of these symptoms apply to your computer, use Microsoft Fix-it troubleshooter available here.
System Restore
Try using System Restore to restore to the most restore point from before the problem arose.
How To: Understanding System Restore, Refresh, Reset, and, Recovery options in Windows 8 + Video
System Recovery
If the System Restore doesn't solve the issue, you could try a System Reset. Resetting your laptop to its original, out-of-the-box state is a great way to eliminate software as a possible cause of the problem. Note that doing a system reset will return the laptop to its default conditions, completely wiping your data. Information on how to perform a system recovery can be found in your user's guide.
For more information on performing a recovery, see the following article:
How To: Understanding System Restore, Refresh, Reset, and, Recovery options in Windows 8 + Video
Contact Customer Support
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See this Microsoft article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us For ways to fix manually
and/or use the proper microsoft fixit 8.1 and 8 or the other one for Windows 7, Vista, and XP listed below.
(these are from the Microsoft article)
Resolution 2: Use the CD/DVD Fix it troubleshooter
To automatically fix common issues with CD or DVD drives, click Run now, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
The Automatically diagnose and fix common problems with CD or DVD drives troubleshooter may automatically fix the problem described in this article.
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Run now
Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP
The Automatically diagnose and fix common problems with CD or DVD drives troubleshooter may automatically fix the problem described in this article.
                                This troubleshooter fixes many problems. learn more
Run now
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Done disk utility. Disk verified with no errors. I even re formatted disk. - no success starting.
Tried re installing mountain lion via download . It froze halfway installing -no success.
Tried backing up a time machine backup from my USB hard drive. It froze at 1% - no success
Tried booting from safe mode - no success
Tried the command line boot - no success.
Please someone help!

Sounds like the hard dre has left the building, Died, in the Sh*tter, Gone to the hard drive resting place in the sky.
Buy a new drive connect it to the system with a SATA to USB adapter and see if you can install Mt Lion on that drive connected externally. If you can then the drive inside your system has failed.
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I would have thought that publishing should give a complete package that doesn't need any further edits to the code and can just be directly ftp'ed to the web - is this correct?
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I have a Toshiba Satellite L300 laptop. It's pretty new - bought in the summer. The operating system is Windows Vista.
I have a problem with my DVD player. It often just stops working. It sometimes works after I restart the computer, but for short periods of time. When it doesn't work, it doesn't eject when I click the eject button or when I go to My Computer and choose eject from there. In addition, if there's a disk in it, it's not recognized - when I go to My Computer and double click, it says "Please insert a disk."
However, when I click the eject button on the player, an orange light shows up for a second. It doesn't make any sound, though.
When it works and I burn a DVD, the sound it makes isn't continuous which shows that it doesn't work continuously(right?). I mean, it burns and the burning process seems to be getting somewhere and then the sound stops for a few seconds and the bar stops and then they both continue. Maybe this is normal, I don't really know.
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Somehow, I think the problem is with the driver because the orange light appears when I click the eject button, but I don't know anything about DVD players, so I'm not sure about anything.
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