[kmusic]

I have a 13" MacBook, 3 years old, and my DVD/CD drive has been having issues for awhile. There have been times that discs would not eject, but I was able to get them out by sticking a thick piece of paper into the slot to help get the disc out. I have had a disc stuck in my MacBook for about a month now, I just managed to get it out yesterday, but now am unable to even put a CD in. What can I do to fix this? Will I need to take it in to get repaired? Have others had this issue? The disc runs fine when it's in the computer, I am having issues with inserting and ejecting.

Thanks!

[Strong]

My best guess is that its a loose connection inside the drive or the motor that receives and ejects the disk has died. Wait a couple of days and if it's still not working the motor is probably dead or permanently disconnected (you really don't want to take apart a CD drive) As I understand it it can be expensive to get a CD drive repaired or replaced by apple, maybe consider buying a cheap USB CD drive, take it to apple and see what they would charge to repair it, if it's more then you'r willing to pay a look at other companies that fix macs maybe they will offer a better price. if you use CDs a lot then it may be worth the high price.

[AKcrab]

My guess is that over the years you've "pinched" the slot closed. There isn't a lot of metal that holds that slot open, and right handed people tend to pick up the macbook with their right hand putting a LOT of pressure directly on the optical drive slot.

This is easily confirmed with a visual check, and you should be able to stick a screwdriver or two in there and let them sit overnight to bend the slot back into shape....

Or what Strong said.

[rjenkinson]

Sounds like the drive is misaligned with the slot opening in the case. Try AKcrab's suggestion... carefully.