MacBook Pro 2009 CD/DVD drive

My CD/DVD drive no longer works.  It is trying to read a disc, but fails, then it ejects.

Johnbjuan wrote:

My CD/DVD drive no longer works.  It is trying to read a disc, but fails, then it ejects.

Download disk cleaner of appropriate type - pretty much a disk with brushes on what will clean the laser lens.

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