Mac mini will not read most CDs

[PaddyB]

hey guys my mac mini is acting weird.. its related to cds.. it will not read any cd except for the install disc . it just spits out all other cds.. wtf!

so far i have looked @ doing repair disc permissions, and a zapping the pram!

im starting to think there may be dirt on the lens. But the fact is iv never really used the cd drive + its actually reading 1 type of disc


i have done a search & cannot find a solution. any ideas guys?

 

[croshtique]

Is the install disc actually a DVD? It may be that for some reason your mini is only liking DVDs (much like my iBook's drive likes everything except CD-Rs... not that that helps much...)
You could try resetting the PMU and see if that helps; if not the mini might still be under the original 1 year warranty and you could look into that.

 

[PaddyB]

humm very bizzarre.. your theory on it reading dvds is correct.. its just wont read anything thats CDR format! hummmm

 

[spencecb]

humm very bizzarre.. your theory on it reading dvds is correct.. its just wont read anything thats CDR format! hummmm

Simply call Apple.

 

[mcmillan]

Yeah, I would call Apple. Also, try to find out if the problem happens with DVDs, and with what types of CDs? RWs? Originals? Rs?