Jan 03, 2012 Every late-model Mac portable (total qty. 4) I've had has had the optical drive fail at least once. I think the slot load design is inherently problematic, as the units that failed in the Mac portables have encompassed different mfrs. And models, and I haven't had similar issues with the laptop optical drives using the standard tray mechanisms. Jul 02, 2014 DIY How to fix an Apple slot loading CD DVD drive. Skip navigation Sign in. 27' iMac (Mid 2011) Optical Drive Installation Video. How To Clean Slim Slot-In DVD Laser From Dust. Nov 11, 2009 Sometimes the optical drive is still functional but needs a clean up to do efficiently his job. When there's dust (or if you smoke, tabaco fume residue) on the laser lens the laser beam may not correctly read the disk and the result is that the optical drive will spit it out. Nov 09, 2014 Slot-loading optical drives can be cleaned more thoroughly by vacuuming the interior gently, using a pencil or similar object to hold the slot open, or by using compressed air to blow out the dust and then drenching the interior of the drive with zero-residue cleaner. Most optical drive manufacturers discourage taking more extreme measures, so if you go beyond these routine cleaning.
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Why be careful? If you are considering trying this, your drive already doesn't work. What could you possibly do - make it blow up? Sure, maybe you could break it worse, but non-functional is non-functional, so what difference does it make if you do? :-)
You answer your own question: if someone isn't careful while using this cleaning method, they could break something in the optical drive and REALLY make the drive useless. If they're careful, they can sometimes make the drive work again instead of making it unfixable at all (at least not fixable in a practical sense).
Good hint for the savvy owners of out-of-warranty equipment. (That should be plumb, not plum.)
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It is obviously a risky thing to do, but it was worth a try before buying a replacement drive at $100 for a very old laptop (2006 MBP).
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It is obviously a risky thing to do, but it was worth a try before buying a replacement drive at $100 for a very old laptop (2006 MBP).
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I had found this hint elsewhere (can't remember where) quite some time ago and it has served me well. Sadly, my SuperDriver eventually stopped reading disks altogether so I replaced it. But this hint definately made the drive usable for a few years after I first noticed the problem.
The DVD cleaner discs work well with dusty drives too. I have a Macbook pro that was in same situation. I put in the DVD cleaner and it started working again. The DVD cleaner disc actually has little bristles right on the discs surface that brush the lens as it searches the disc. Boktai 3 english patch download. But in a pinch I can see how this might work.
Thank you for the idea. Flash player for ps4 download. I actually managed to clean my 1.5 year broken SuperDrive in early 2009 MacBookPro with glasses cleaning cloth and a business card ;)
Nice to know, but I prefer to open up the drive and clean it this way. Of course it’s a little bit more work, because you have to open your Mac, but you can directly clean the lens this way without fear of destroying the drive. Here’s a good example: http://muzso.hu/2008/08/17/how-to-clean-the-lens-of-a-slot-loading-optical-drive-a-macbook-pros-superdrive
I did this. I cleaned the lens using alcohol. Unfortunately it didn't helped at all. DVD's are still working but not CD's. Those superdrives are really a piece of junk. Mine stopped working after one year.
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I did this and everything worked fine afterwards. Before the cleaning it would neither read nor burn CDs and DVDs.
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Holy crap it worked. My mini would burn CDs under Lion and Mountain Lion, but then not recognize them. This trick is brilliant. Football apk free download for android.