Superdrive fail to eject

[sabre364]

I had to buy an MBP for school. We got them Aug 2008 so I think they are April? 2008 models (all silver not unibody - Intel).

So I had my superdrive replaced once under warranty before, wouldn't read discs. Ever since we got the laptops the metal bends very easily over the slot of the disc drive, not one person in our class has a pristine cd slot. When they fixed the drive (along with a whole host of other problems 😡 ) back about a year ago they tried to improve the bend a bit. Mine has some marks on it too from pulling out discs that got stuck back before they sort of fixed the metal to an extent where the cd can eject.

Fast forward one year to today, I put in a dvd for the first time in a while and it reads a-ok. Then I go to eject, the os recognizes and ejects. However it apparently is now stuck. Nothing can get it out...and there was important info on the cd - and I can't even read it. Probably the metal being bent again.

What a joke. Now I have to drive an hour to the apple store, lose the laptop for 2 weeks all the while I am studying for board exams....this sucks.

The drive makes noise every once in a while like it thinks somethings there but cant get it out.

 

[TheBritishBloke]

Boot whilst holding down the left click button.

 

[CarolinaMacGuy]

I have tried everything I can think of to remove a disk. It never mounted, so it wasn't recognized. I have tried the boot with left click, boot left click at an angle, and have started probing the drive slot with a credit card.

Anything else I should try to remove a dvd?

 

[Patrick J]

I had a disc stuck. All the help didn't do anything (boot and press various buttons, press eject for seconds, terminal commands, etc).

I found this, and after fiddling around for a few minutes, out popped my disk. I actually used only one credit card. I also put some double sided tape on the side of a credit card and it sort of grabbed onto the disc and pulled it out.

Step 1: Make sure the computer is on

Step 2: Insert credit card A about a 1/4in. into the slot, (closer to the reaer of the computer),
pull the card towards you. it will make contact and gently force a "disc catch" out of
the way. It moves up & down to allow or not allow the disc to come out.

Step 3: Insert credit card B until makes contact with the disc and slides above it. Turn the
computer on and do not allow the disc to spin.

Step 4: While the computer is turning on repeatedly press the "eject" button. Remove credit card
A and B once you hear the computer trying to eject the disc.