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HELP! dropped macbook

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pixie-twix

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HELP! dropped macbook

someone kicked my macbook off the edge of my bed, only a a foot onto carpet. no physical damage and it worked well.. only there was a dvd in the disk drive and now it is stuck, with whirring noises when i try to eject.

any idea if you think the disk has been knocked out of place or if there is internal damage?

thanks
 
pixie-twix said:
someone kicked my macbook off the edge of my bed, only a a foot onto carpet. no physical damage and it worked well.. only there was a dvd in the disk drive and now it is stuck, with whirring noises when i try to eject.

any idea if you think the disk has been knocked out of place or if there is internal damage?

thanks
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Take a look at the slot the dvd would slide in and out of. Does it look bent. Is it still wide enough for the dvd to eject out of?
 
pixie-twix said:
someone kicked my macbook off the edge of my bed, only a a foot onto carpet. no physical damage and it worked well.. only there was a dvd in the disk drive and now it is stuck, with whirring noises when i try to eject.

any idea if you think the disk has been knocked out of place or if there is internal damage?

thanks
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Sounds like the disc is knocked off-center. I highly doubt you did any damage to the drive itself, though you could if it continues to spin off balance or it will just scratch your disc.

I don't know much about Apple's warranty, but I had my opti-drive out and apart the other day, wasn't much to it in the uni-body model (7 screws total I think). Once the opti-drive is out you should be able to easily remove the disc.

You could try to remove it with some tweezers if you don't want to remove the drive. I don't know if it have the true "manual" eject function (i.e. paperclip).

Others may have better input.
 
thankyou!! this has relaxed me a little, yes i saw a technique with 2 cards so i have been trying to do that but dont want to cause any damage than has so already.

will get i checked 2morrow by the university technician and go from there.

thanks again
 
xlii said:
Take a look at the slot the dvd would slide in and out of. Does it look bent. Is it still wide enough for the dvd to eject out of?
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there is no damage and nothing has warped. everything looks as good as new. it doesnt make the noise the whole time, just when i try to eject.

sounds like its just spinning and i can feel it moving at the bottom.
 
No wonder Apple hates moving parts...

Hope you can get it out of there, OP.
 
why not take it in and let Apple take care of it. If you are not experienced taking apart laptops u could get yourself in trouble.
 
docal97 said:
why not take it in and let Apple take care of it. If you are not experienced taking apart laptops u could get yourself in trouble.
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Eh..its not a bad idea but you don't have to be a "computer surgeon" to figure out how to take it apart. Plenty of online guides if you have another internet device.
 
pixie-twix said:
someone kicked my macbook off the edge of my bed, only a a foot onto carpet. no physical damage and it worked well.. only there was a dvd in the disk drive and now it is stuck, with whirring noises when i try to eject.

any idea if you think the disk has been knocked out of place or if there is internal damage?

thanks
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I have had the same thing happen to an old laptop I had, I had to take it apart and pull the disk out
 
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