iBook Combo Drive keeps ejecting CD's

wesli_1 · Jul 12, 2004, 07:36 AM

Hi,

The Combo Drive in my iBook is refusing to mount any CD's - I insert the disc, it makes a few quiet noises like it normally does before it mounts the disc and spins up, then ejects the disc after 10-20 seconds.

However, DVD's work in the drive with no problems.

I figured the lens may be dirty, so I tried to use a lens cleaning disc, but it just spits that out too.

I've even tried resetting the PRAM and PMU, but I still have the same problem.

Does anyone know what the problem might be?

Horrortaxi · Jul 12, 2004, 11:45 AM

What kinds of disks are you having problems with? Music CDs? Burned ones? Store bought? -R? -RW? Blank? Any and all?

I've had that kind of thing happen a couple times and it was the media.

wesli_1 · Jul 14, 2004, 09:04 PM

It does it with any CD's at all - CDR's, CDRW's, Bought ones, Music CD's etc.

josephbr3 · Jul 25, 2004, 05:04 PM

My combo drive just started exhibiting that exact behavior a few weeks ago. DVDs still work fine; however, I've been using an external drive to play CDs and load music into the iTunes library. My combo drive will just spit them out, or they'll spin continuously and the unit will ignore the eject command.

I've already been through the hassle of sending this unit in THREE times for the logic board issue, so I'm beginning to feel like I got a lemon instead of an apple. Any info you have to share about the combo drive problem would be much appreciated.

Nermal · Jul 25, 2004, 07:46 PM

Sounds like something's physically wrong with it, I presume it's still under warranty?

Jul 12, 2004, 07:36 AM	#1
wesli_1 macrumors member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mount Isa, OZ	iBook Combo Drive keeps ejecting CD's Hi, The Combo Drive in my iBook is refusing to mount any CD's - I insert the disc, it makes a few quiet noises like it normally does before it mounts the disc and spins up, then ejects the disc after 10-20 seconds. However, DVD's work in the drive with no problems. I figured the lens may be dirty, so I tried to use a lens cleaning disc, but it just spits that out too. I've even tried resetting the PRAM and PMU, but I still have the same problem. Does anyone know what the problem might be? __________________ Switched 22/05/2004 ------------------------------------- Macbook 2.2Ghz/2GB/250GB

Jul 12, 2004, 11:45 AM	#2
Horrortaxi macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles	What kinds of disks are you having problems with? Music CDs? Burned ones? Store bought? -R? -RW? Blank? Any and all? I've had that kind of thing happen a couple times and it was the media. __________________ Trying to keep Microsoft out of my life. What's so bad about Microsoft? horrortaxi.net

Jul 14, 2004, 09:04 PM	#3
wesli_1 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mount Isa, OZ	It does it with any CD's at all - CDR's, CDRW's, Bought ones, Music CD's etc. __________________ Switched 22/05/2004 ------------------------------------- Macbook 2.2Ghz/2GB/250GB

Jul 25, 2004, 05:04 PM	#4
josephbr3 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Experiencing identical combo drive problem here My combo drive just started exhibiting that exact behavior a few weeks ago. DVDs still work fine; however, I've been using an external drive to play CDs and load music into the iTunes library. My combo drive will just spit them out, or they'll spin continuously and the unit will ignore the eject command. I've already been through the hassle of sending this unit in THREE times for the logic board issue, so I'm beginning to feel like I got a lemon instead of an apple. Any info you have to share about the combo drive problem would be much appreciated.

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Jul 25, 2004, 07:46 PM	#5
Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	Sounds like something's physically wrong with it, I presume it's still under warranty?