I didn’t want to cut the rubber off, and I managed to eject the CD as follows:Ģ. The problem is that on my MacBook Pro (2010), there’s a rubber protection thing around the drive opening – and that rubber is SO hard that the drive engine simply doesn’t have enough force to push the CD through it. Tried everything mentioned here, didn’t work. You can also learn how to Eject a Stuck Disk from your Mac SuperDrive using a variety of tricks from the desktop to using Disk Utility. Be careful not to damage the disk or your drive though! Turn the MacBook Pro on its side, with the CD/DVD drive pointing down, and shake, the CD should pop outĭid the above tips not work to eject the disk? If a DVD is completely stuck in the MacBook / MacBook Pro drive and it’s still spinning, you can also try this trick: get a small piece of thin cardboard (business card or a credit card works fine too) and insert it above the stuck DVD and press down slightly to stop the disk from spinning, now reboot the MacBook while holding down the trackpad button and you should hear the familiar eject sound, then disk should come right out.Boot the machine holding down the Trackpad button to initiate a ‘force eject’.This tip was sent in by an ex-Apple genius: If you have a really stubborn stuck disc or CD, you can also try the following. * Reboot the MacBook / MacBook Pro and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as the Mac boots, the disk should pop out. * Launch the Terminal and type the following at the command line: You can check exactly which size you need when you receive the housing kit.If you have already tried holding down the Eject key on your keyboard to no avail, try these tips to ditch that pesky DVD from the drive: To make the conversion, you will also need a suitable screwdriver.
So, make that last confirmatory check before you buy! The adaptor will convert the connection to USB, enabling you use the internal CD drive like an external device. The first is for more recent DVD drives that use the SATA connection-these are usually USB 3.0.įor older slimline optical drives, try this DVD case enclosure compatible with an PATA/IDE-to-USB 2.0 connector.īe sure to select the right enclosure for your optical drive. Two types of drive enclosure are available. The connectors will need to be compatible with the optical drive in question.
You should be able to find a suitable external optical drive housing on Amazon
To make a USB laptop DVD or CD drive, you will need:
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