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Hi Friends,
Out of the blue, my 2010 iMac no longer will read DVDs. Upon insertion, they just chug a bit then eject.
CDs seems to work fine.
Any suggestions on corrective action?
Thanks in advance.
SR
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one of the lasers is probably bad.
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Could be a dirty laser lens, or a failed laser on the DVD reader - the CD uses a different laser than the DVD, by the way.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...0FU0EY1245
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All things being equal, I would spring for a cheap external drive. I picked up a USB-powered Blu-ray/DVD/CD drive for about $40 on eBay last year, which is still going strong. Added
Blu-Ray Player to the mix and I can finally watch BDs on my MacBook Pro.
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Thanks all. Will try to clean first. If it fails, I'll go the external route.
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I have a bad drive on my iMac. To install software, I boot a MacBook Pro into target disk mode, connect it to the iMac via FireWire and use the MBP CD/DVD drive.