Why is my Mac disc drive not working?

Why is my Mac disc drive not working?

If you have a USB mouse connected to your computer, try to reset the optical drive’s eject mechanism first. Shut down your iMac by choosing “Shut Down” from the Apple Menu in the upper left corner of your desktop. Once the machine is powered off, hold the left mouse button down and re-power your iMac.

How do you reset the optical drive on a MacBook Pro?

1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
6. Release the keys.

Why isn’t my DVD playing on my Mac?

DVD not be recognized/read usually happens when you insert DVD disc improperly, have a damaged disc or DVD drive, or your DVD drive driver goes outdated. For that, you can repair or buy a new DVD drive, or reset NVRAM (or PRAM) via press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys to shut down your computer and turn on later.

How do I test my DVD drive on my MacBook Pro?

Accepting and Reading Discs

1. Inspect the disc you want to insert into the MacBook optical drive.
2. Insert the disc into the slot and push it in until the optical drive grabs it and pulls it into the slot.
3. Eject the disc if the MacBook doesn’t display a window with the disc’s file and folder contents after a few seconds.

How do you force eject on a Macbook Pro?

Hold down your trackpad button (or your left mouse button) and restart your Mac. Hold the button down until the desktop appears. This will trigger the system to eject your disc before macOS begins loading.

Is there an optical drive on an Apple Mac?

Apple hasn’t included an optical drive on any Macs for quite a while. No ports on the front is the “pretty” factor. Do not use any AV software of any kind. They don’t help block anything new, and what it does catch (almost all as email attachments) are Windows malware.

Why is my MacBook Pro not working with SuperDrive?

Shut down your Mac completely. Once the screen is black, connect to SuperDrive. Then Turn on your Mac. Now the SuperDrive will swallow the disc but still not launch the video automatically. Try to open the CD/ DVD player in the Applications and apply it to use your Apple USB SuperDrive.

What should I do if my optical drive is not working?

If that happens, power down the system completely, allow it to remain off for a minute or so, and then power it back up. If that doesn’t solve the problem, the drive itself is probably defective. If the disc being held hostage is valuable, look for a small emergency eject hole in the front panel of the drive.

Why is my USB drive not working on my iMac?

Once the screen is black, connect to SuperDrive. Then Turn on your Mac. Now the SuperDrive will swallow the disc but still not launch the video automatically. Try to open the CD/ DVD player in the Applications and apply it to use your Apple USB SuperDrive. Q: My USB SuperDrive Mac ceased working on iMac a few months ago.