I have a 2009 Mac Mini I bought new and the CD drive doesn't work. I've never really used it so I don't understand why it won't work. Is there something I must do first to make it work? I always thought you just put in a CD and it takes it. Mine rejects it, blank or program disk, it rejects. Help! I bought a router and it has a CD I must insert in order to get the router to work. Thanks.
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CD drive doesn't work
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mac mini drives are terrible. i wore out like 5 of them
if everything Deltamac doesn't fix it then you have to replace it
in the old days you could open up the drive and try using a swab and alcohol on the laser , but that not really doable i tried it
mac mini and macbook pro share the same drives, so if all else fails you can use either one and replace it
mac mini would require you to unscrew macbook pro mounting parts. you can get optical drive pulls for these computers cheap on eBay
apple sells an external drive with 1 usb connector , but since your mac is an older 2009 series, i wouldn't count on this one working. pre 2010 macs are limited on usb power.
apple's external superdrive requires 1100 ma and i don't think your 2009 is capable of putting that out. but i could be mistaken, i know for sure my mac mini 1,1 2006 couldn't put out anything more then standard usb current
if everything Deltamac doesn't fix it then you have to replace it
in the old days you could open up the drive and try using a swab and alcohol on the laser , but that not really doable i tried it
mac mini and macbook pro share the same drives, so if all else fails you can use either one and replace it
mac mini would require you to unscrew macbook pro mounting parts. you can get optical drive pulls for these computers cheap on eBay
apple sells an external drive with 1 usb connector , but since your mac is an older 2009 series, i wouldn't count on this one working. pre 2010 macs are limited on usb power.
apple's external superdrive requires 1100 ma and i don't think your 2009 is capable of putting that out. but i could be mistaken, i know for sure my mac mini 1,1 2006 couldn't put out anything more then standard usb current
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The optical drive on my early 2009 Mac Mini has long been a bit fussy about what it plays. I picked up one of these @ about $25, and plugged it into a USB port……. sorted:
http://www.lg.com/us/burners-drives/lg-GP50NB40-external-dvd-rewriter
http://www.lg.com/us/burners-drives/lg-GP50NB40-external-dvd-rewriter
There is a reason why Apple went away from Optical media Drives....
I can't tell you how many of them have gone bad on me in my lifetime (especially laptop type)
Every CD pops right out. Won't the canned air mess up other things? Years ago I used it on my G4 and the floppy drive never worked after that so I've been hesitant to use it on my Mac Mini.
No, just one. If you are running out of available ports on your computer, get a USB hub; I suggest a powered one rather than unpowered.
I'll try the canned air. If that doesn't work, I'll buy a cleaning disk. If it still doesn't work, I'll buy the portable drive that rigormortis recommended. Thanks, everyone, for all your help. I sure appreciate it. This is an awesome forum. So glad I found it.