Why won't my replacement optical drive grab the disc?
When my April, 2008 20 inch 2.66 iMac's optical drive failed, I swapped it myself (out of warranty). I could have sworn that the original drive was a UJ-875. I installed a Panasonic UJ-875 and it fit perfectly in the drive bay bracket. Inserting discs, however, is a problem now because the drive fails to "grab" the disc and pull it in. The disc vanishes inside the iMac's aluminum bezel and requires a final push using a pen tip or credit card to trigger the "grab." What to do?! Note: I've now installed a Panasonic UJ-225 Blu-ray drive and have encountered the same problem. Help! Thanks.
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What brand of drive came originally in your iMac?
by Matt Barnes
I wish I knew. I didn't think to look before throwing the broken drive in the garbage can. Do you know of any way to find the drive included based on the iMac's serial number?
by Nathan