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Help! cd stuck in macbook pro

Reply by lmo

I've tried everything I could think of-restarting while holding down the track pad, using disk utility, ejecting through itunes, using the eject button, Any other suggestions I should try?

Reply reply by lemerise

Does your drive still read the disk ? If so, you will probably have to take the optical drive out of your mbp and open it to reach the cd stuck inside. Doing so will allow you to troubleshoot the problem. Check the black textile glued at the optical drive entrance, you may need to fix it. Also it's a good occasion to clean the drive mecanism with compressed air and also clean the laser lens.

If there's no activity with the drive (doesn't spin or read the disk, doesn't produce any sound when you boot the machine) you may need to replace the drive cable or the drive itself.

Reply reply by lemerise

Forgot to ask: is the mbp optical drive slot is bent ? You can easely see if there's a deformation of the drive slot from the outside. If so, use a plastic spunger, enter le flat side in the slot (not too far inside the slot and not inside the drive) and gently pry the slot to reduce the metal deformation.

When you lift the mbp, always use your two hands and hold the machine by the two sides this will prevent the optical drive slot deformation.

Reply reply by Walter Galan

Hi. No worries. You've come to the right place. Depending on the model of MacBook Pro that you have, we offer repair guides to remove and replace the optical drive. In addition, we have a guide to remove jammed discs from an optical drive. Good Luck!

Reply reply by machead3

Get and old CD/DVD and some thin double sticky tape like they use to hold down window plastic or photos in an album.

Put two strips of tape side by side on 1/2 the old cd/dvd (plull off the cover for the second side of adhesive). Slide the CD/DVD less than 1/2 way into the slot on top of the jammed disk, push down or angle down to snatch the jammed disk and pull it out.

Good Luck,

N.

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