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iMac spits DVDs
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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My iMac will mount and play CDs but not DVDs.
When I insert a DVD it makes a WHIRT.... WHIRT.... WHIRT sound, starts to spin the DVD, spins it spasmodically, then spits it out.
I tried restarting, reseting PRAM and NVRAM.
Any ideas?
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(Last edited by Waragainstsleep; Jan 30, 2012 at 01:34 PM.
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Blow into the drive slot short and sharply to dislodge possible dust particles and crap.
If that don't work: Replace optical drive or buy external.
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Daft question, does it have a DVD drive ?
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iMac Intel Core i5, 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB 21.5" Monitor 10.7.4.
iMac 17" 2.0ghz Intel Core 2 Duo w 3gb memory (White one) 10.6.8.
Internal 500gb / 160gb plus External 500gb x 2 (2x Time Machine)
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 
Blow into the drive slot short and sharply to dislodge possible dust particles and crap.
If that don't work: Replace optical drive or buy external.
Recommend using canned air so you don't get moisture in there. If that doesn't work is there such as thing as incompatible discs? I know some DVDs burn more reliably than others...are you using DL-DVDs? (grabbing at straws).
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
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Originally Posted by cgc
Recommend using canned air so you don't get moisture in there.
True, but since it's likely the optical drive is a total loss anyway, what has he got to lose?
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
True, but since it's likely the optical drive is a total loss anyway, what has he got to lose?
May as well clean it with a wire brush then eh? DVD/CD drives are really cheap but is the one in the iMac user replaceable and if it is, is it inexpensive?
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