Home » Video » ...

How to repair cd drive not responding Videos

DIY How to fix an Apple slot loading CD DVD drive

DIY How to fix an Apple slot loading CD DVD drive.

User Comments

Deck Luck commented on 10 Mar 2015

Your ideas and information has helped me. Thank you. I just finished repairing an A1342 MacBook DVD. I had successfully burnt a OS X Yosemite ISO DVD, and I proceeded to reboot to test it. The Mac Book would not see the DVD. I decided to try to eject the DVD and try another DVD burn. Well it would not eject. I could see the very tip of it like it was trying to come out. It was adventure taking out the DVD drive. Once the DVD drive was out of the MacBook, I found a very thin piece of plastic that was like a separator between DVD media. I remember seeing that in the pack of DVD that I had previously opened before burning the DVD, and I thought I had thrown it away. Apparently static electricity had it clinging to the top DVD media that I had burnt. Well during the ejection cycle it was enough to jam it, even though it is very thin. Why on Earth would the DVD media manufacturers put that in with the new DVD media is beyond me. Geez Louise! I only ost one screw as well. lol

Jon Fields commented on 20 Feb 2015

Stupid fucking companies! All they would have to do is add a small access port to the drive so you could reach in and physically push the god-damned stuck DVD out while in eject mode. I guess that would be too easy and rob their repair centers of extra money. I've had a DVD stuck in my Stupid Drive for three years. There's no way,short of disassembly,to get it out due to how to tiny the fucking access area is.

CMulcahy9207 commented on 08 Apr 2015

I have an HP Touchsmart 300. I have a CD in the slot drive. Could not get it out. I put my Dave and Busters card in the slot. The card got stuck in the drive with the CD. Will this video help me solve my problem

angelisone commented on 10 Jul 2015

i have a macbook. what is the part number of the cd/dvd assy? where can i buy that internal cd/dvd assy?

endor dnagy commented on 15 Dec 2015

So every macbook have got a superdrive, which goes wrong because of a key! Awesome! :D

PS3 DISC ERROR, DISC DRIVE PROBLEM

PSN: bubba1991 Video showing the disc drive problem with the ps3 and how it doesnt read or play games, movies.....this is a 40gb system.

User Comments

animerater13 commented on 02 Apr 2013

ok yu kno what a psp disc looks like without that white case thingy around it it looks like a small disc so anyway a toddler happen to find it lying in my room so he put it inside my ps3 without me knowing so I put my ps3 dis in the ps3 and the disc wasn't being read so for like 2 or 3 months the ps3 wasn't reading disc so I shook it up and down and listened to it it sounded as if something was loose so I shook it some more and the tip of the psp disc came out a little then I pulled it out

laughingman554 commented on 10 Sep 2012

something like kes-aa1000 for a model model number i found the best prices on them on a site called games parts warehouse (around like 35 dollars) or you can try amazon or ebay dont go to any repair place they just rip you off taking apart your ps3 isnt hard just be patient and take it slow watch videos on you tube is how i did it i feel for anybody losing there ps3 so much money and time invested hope this helps oh if you have the money you can just buy a whole new blu ray drive it

sergio batz commented on 12 Aug 2012

Doesnt matter if you kept in mint conditions the laser is a wear and tear item it will eventually go out from excessive play just like mine did last night. was playing then all of a sudden it froze so i held the power button to reset it,then i hit the eject button beeped like 3 times and turn of then i turned it back on and it wouldnt reconize the disc,did a safe boot and restored system files but nothing so now i have to replace the lens on 20$ no biggie.

Ross Geller commented on 27 Jun 2012

I got the exact same thing about 3 years ago whilst play CoD5. I sent it to sony and then 2 weeks later they sent it back, fixed for free and no data lost, still backwards compatible aswell. But it beoke again yesterday, disc drive agian only this time it thinks theres a disc in there when theres not. The blue light won't go away and it won't accept discs :/ It'll be long outnof warrenty now as it is 4 years old

terrymac43581 commented on 20 Aug 2012

My PS3 Fat, I just updated the hard drive, and when I got it back the game would boot up and then go black and nothing else. Cleared the cache and same thing happen...took it back in and had the tech run a diagnostic... the disc drive is starting to go bad cost about $125 to replace. Here the thing i just sunk $125 to upgrade the hard drive... brand new between $250- 300 for a new one.

animerater13 commented on 26 Nov 2012

i turned off the ps3 then i shook the ps3 to see if i could her something wrong and it turned out my baby cousin put a psp cd in there so every time i put a ps3 disc in it was reading the psp dic so basicly if your having that problem the ps3 is reading something other than the p3 disc so yu might have to open it or unscrew it

niqua m commented on 22 Jul 2012

I'm having that same problem.... It won't read my discs. It say, for me to insert a game or restart it? I don't want to replace it again. I have to much crap on it to replace it now. -3-' Plus, all the updates. What a pain in the tail-hole. Anyway, any advise on what to do? I clean it and still doing the same thing.

TheGamerPowa commented on 17 Jul 2012

The problem i have is that the only game that does not work is modern warfare 2 .. the ps3 can read the disc and everything like that but when i start the game i can only see the intro for like 3 seconds and then it turns off , not the ps3 , the game turns off ..

laughingman554 commented on 10 Sep 2012

the disc read error is your laser is( im sorry to say same thing happen to me) dead you need to take your ps3 apart and see what laser you have by model number there are some ps3s with double lasers and some with single. dont quote me but it will say kes aaa 100

Forlorn321 commented on 28 Jan 2013

I am haveing a similar problem, My playstation wont show up but sometimes it dose and when i try to open it it says "Error" "try to clean off youre disc or put a new disc in" "if none of these options work please notify an expert"

animerater13 commented on 12 Oct 2012

the only thing i can tell iss the disc reader or hard drive is reading something other than the disc for instance mine did not work becuz my baby cousin slip a psp disc in and i shook it up and down to get it out and now it works

Vincent W II commented on 16 Jun 2012

Yea same problem , my solution is to tell everyone to leave the ps3 alone for a night up until you want to play but if that didn't work , I'd say start buying games from PSN Lastly : Get A new PS3

laughingman554 commented on 10 Sep 2012

its only two cables to take off on put on, oh another thing if your going just the laser route buy the laser and the laser mount a littler easier than messing with a tiny laser sorry for being so jumbled

Pseudes commented on 09 Nov 2012

if your tv is connected by hdmi all you want to do is turn your ps3 off, press and hold the power button approx 5 seconds and redo your hdmi it automatically found my hdmi and now I can play

carmenphila2 commented on 23 Nov 2012

I try to play lbp2 but then when it starts it keeps saying install I did it like 20 times but it always turns off the ps3 but when I do it again it's the same thing HELP PLS

lil NIQO commented on 19 Jun 2012

I was playing Modern warfare at the moment turnt it off turnt back on so i can play a hour later it wasn't reading the disk i cleaned it did everything its not working

Victor Cardena commented on 06 Aug 2012

OMG LORD PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME TOO!!!!!!!!! IT WONT READ GTA IV IT DOES THE SAME THING IT LOADS AND IN A FEW MOMENTS IT DOES A EJECT SOUND!!!!!!

Tranduil95 commented on 23 Jul 2012

exactly the same with me, most of my games do the eject sound but still inside the PS3, i have killzone 3 and it doesnt happends that... however it happers that error

Alphagaming3 commented on 16 Aug 2013

Mines is incredibly strange every time I put in a ps3 game it wont read but if I put in a ps2 game it works perfectly anyone have a solution for that please help

animerater13 commented on 29 Jun 2012

i have a smilar problem wen i insert a disc the disc icon spins the the ps3 makes a noise like the disc is about tu eject but it doesnt and the icon stops

zeb snider commented on 24 Dec 2012

the same thing is happening to me!!! and then after you insert the disc it makes a sound that its about to eject it and then it stops.

Tate Hamblin commented on 31 Jul 2012

my bluray dont work it makes the eject sound but doesnt eject can anyone help me with this problem?

Young Dre commented on 28 Aug 2012

I have the slim Ps3, and the same problem. Could you make a video letting us know how to fix it?

Jose Aguero commented on 08 Jul 2013

what number did you call? because im having the same problem nd i dont no what to do bro !

XxCrazykid240xX commented on 24 Jul 2012

My bluray disc reader wont read any games does anybody think a bluray cd cleaner will work

angel sanchez commented on 21 Oct 2012

its probably because we all downloaded the free maps on playstation store nothings free

Mult5iLuis commented on 13 Aug 2013

I just got this today and nothing is working for me if any one can help reply back plz

Rhys Titmas commented on 16 Jun 2013

smae over here. i putted in a new disk tray and it still have problomes reading it.

michael kadlez commented on 06 Oct 2012

I just had this problem but i turned my ps3 off and on a couple times now it works

Chase's Vlogs commented on 03 Jun 2013

I have the same problem and it pisses me off :( is there an easy way to fix it??

zach1791 commented on 13 Aug 2012

tilting the system up while putting a disc in is a temporary fix for the problem

(wii) - How To Fix Wii Disc Read Error - By David R Patton

This video shows you a *how to do it yourself* Approach to cleaning the eye on your wii. You can buy a disc cleaning kit. But I would recommend to do ...

User Comments

Frinkeldoodle commented on 31 Dec 2012

Very interesting. I've had a Wii that, one day, out of nowhere, decided to no longer work. Wouldn't accept any disks, spat out a disk read error every time. No matter how long I waited or which disk I tried, it failed. I can't send it into Nintendo because I installed homebrew on it, and I couldn't open it up. I even bought a new one, but now my sister took it and I don't foresee her ever returning it. This gives me hope again. I'm going to try this and see what happens.

nintendo fanboy 64bits commented on 22 Jun 2013

I bought my wii with my own money I worked hard for .. I didn't get to play as much because I was moving houses so I had to put all my gaming consoles in storage where it's over 100 degrees in Phoenix after about three weeks I moved into my new house and got my gaming consoles and now my wii doesn't want to read the disk also it's acting a bit slow when I click on a channel this sucks ass ... Hopefully this will work ^.^

daisymonty commented on 29 Apr 2013

I tried this but it didnt work sadly:( can someone help me please? I've been trying to play mario carts and it works fine on yoshie falls and do summit and a bunch of other ones but luigies circuit and and another one that I forgot the name of it will go up until its time to race! I've cleaned my disk and everything and tried this and let it dry for 2 hours and it still dont work!!:( someone help me please!!!!!!!

Mohammed Ahmed commented on 31 Oct 2013

Idiot you messed my blooody nintendo wii stupid plonker . Stupid telling people so 100 odd pounds go in the drain.

pringelsthegamefreak commented on 27 Sep 2013

I really want to play Super Paper Mario And It Has Been Scratched For Weeks, Finally! A Solution To My Problem!

Mohammed Ahmed commented on 31 Oct 2013

You want to mess people up I think your vidio is stupid .I want youtube to take this stupid vidio off.Tramp.

kylieogorman commented on 10 Aug 2013

I did this but used a baby wipe cut to size, let it dry slightly then do it slowly. Works like a charm

John dangerman commented on 26 Mar 2013

what I did is I went to walmart and got a cd/dvd lens cleaner and put it in and worked fine

daisymonty commented on 29 Apr 2013

And it when it quits it tells me to read the manual that didnt come with my wii!!!!!:(

Mohammed Ahmed commented on 31 Oct 2013

Your stupid solutions you come to my house tofix it . I bet your dad wont even come .

Flo sophy commented on 13 Jul 2015

10€ for a cleaning-cloth-thing and its not working :( what else can i do? ._.

jack rolstin commented on 15 Sep 2013

Thx so much. I tried that and it worked. No more not being able to read disks. :)

TheShadowStrikers74 commented on 13 Feb 2013

How long does the rubbing alcohol in the band aids dry?

GoalieMonkey62 commented on 24 Dec 2014

Its a tampon for consoles

123penguinguy commented on 02 Jun 2013

I couldn't even find the supplies to make one

Eli Wuz Here commented on 10 Jul 2013

Thank you subscribe to my channel EliWingle

thorin199 commented on 25 Sep 2015

tried it several times did not work

Gavin Nanno commented on 25 Aug 2015

11 years and now it will not read

SnoopsGaston commented on 24 Jan 2015

Didn't work for me. :(

Mari Biehl commented on 15 Feb 2015

Thank you that helped

Chrissy V. commented on 13 Nov 2012

Still didnt work!

daisymonty commented on 29 Apr 2013

Dk summit**

David Patton commented on 13 Feb 2013

No Problem

Nintendo Wii Disc Drive Noise Fix

This video shows the reason for the noise that some Nintendo Wii units make while the game disc is spinning and a possible fix for the problem. You will need to ...

User Comments

ladygodia commented on 06 Nov 2010

I think that people who mount their wii vertically get the buzzing noise in that area because the weight of the disk and the spinner put the most stress on that spot. I played around with that stupid bracket adjusting it till finally I was able to bend the the metal areas that are in direct contact with the white spinner out of the way. Either way I hate having to take apart these expensive systems. This was a really cheap part they could have made better.

Brandon Mueller commented on 11 Nov 2012

Yes, you can bend those pieces but that is a rigged way to fix it. The disc drive is unlevel due to use. How to fix: Remove the disc drive, and adjust the 3 screws that hold the spindle motor in the disc drive. The spindle motor is what spins the disc and the 3 screws are T6 electronics screws. keep the disc drive plugged in with a disc spinning and adjust the screws until the noise stops. This way you are not BENDING any parts and calling it a fix.

ウインド commented on 06 Apr 2011

Can anyone help me with my wii it keeps making a clicking noise it reads the game at the disc channel but when i go through gameplay it messes up at random times the sound goes off and then its start like a clicking sound then it says error has occured so can someone pleasehelp me do u think i well need a repair or the disk cleaing kit i had my wii for 3 yrs it might need the cleaing kit so can someone plz!!!!! answer!!!! thx ^^

ladygodia commented on 06 Nov 2010

The spinning plastic pieces wears down over time and you have to readjust the metal tabs so that it doesn't rub. If you took it to Nintendo they'd probably just replace that entire piece. It's not really "that triangle piece" but it's the center of that piece that holds the spinner in place that's causing all that noise. If you apply light pressure to that area it will eliminate the noise altogether.

sync258 commented on 13 Nov 2010

well my recomendation if you do not want to open up your wii (me), softmod your wii using one of the famous guides on wiihacks.com then buy a harddrive and use that to boot up all your games (i am not promoting pirating; if you only create backup copies on your harddrive with the games that you own on disc then this should not be illegal........ in some countries at least)

Bweed Bweed commented on 03 Apr 2011

@WhoTNT I put a disk in my wii, and it barely gets in. It makes a noise but much louder than yours. When it accepts it doesn't even load the disc it says " Please insert a disc." I don't know what to do, I think maybe it fell or my little brother put a disc in, and while it was accepting it, he yanked it out before it went in. I really don't know, I just need it fixed.

wikkidme commented on 15 Mar 2011

actually that metal piece works like a spring, if you take the two screws out that hold it and remove it so you can bend it back into place it will eliminate the noise. Never leave the disc in the console when not in use, that is what wears the piece out so it has not enough pressure pushing down on the disc and you get the noise.

kevz350z commented on 18 Oct 2011

Damn~ My Wii wasn't able to read discs because of this. It was putting so much pressure on the plastic piece it was preventing the disc from spinning, causing it to slow down and stick. Not to mention it sounded like a chainsaw. Now it finally boots games and sounds uber quiet. Thanks!

WhoTNT commented on 04 Nov 2012

The part that makes the noise is the metal arms that leave the center circular disc. The arms touch the white plastic below it and bending the triangular piece downwards (or putting the paper below it) causes the arm to raise a little.

dpallen1992 commented on 16 Jun 2011

Just did it and it works great! I didn't bend anything I just wedged a small piece of printer paper between the metal triangles and loosened the screw on the corner of the disk drive. My Wii still reads disks properly. Thanks

Swagsuma Sarutobi commented on 15 Mar 2011

My wii doesn't make that sound it makes a weird clicking sound like you know it's not suppose to make that sound then I got the error message on my tv so I'm sending it to nintendo fuck trying to fix alone

Zoragorn commented on 19 Nov 2011

Thank you!!! ...you're my hero! :) Without this tutorial I would play Skyward Sword and instead of hearing the orchestrated music I would hear the god damn Wii noise! lol... You're the best! :)

WhoTNT commented on 11 Oct 2011

@TheLingaling I'm sorry if YOU really killed your wii but read the previous success stories in the comments and figure out what killed your wii. Videos don't kill wii's people kill wii's ;)

Ola Flåten commented on 12 Jan 2012

In my case the problem turned out to be the lower metal piece. (the one which the triangle is "floating above") I pushed it downwards with a little bit of force, and the noise disappeared!

PacMan1096 commented on 11 Jun 2012

Just a heads up: Some of the screws on the Wii are hidden and the ones hidden on the bottom side under the rubber feet require the use of a tri-winged screwdriver size 3.

WhoTNT commented on 15 Jul 2012

Yeah it was a bit tough. My tweezers were the scissor type though so that helped. I would recommend trying the paper between the plates instead of the bending though.

zeshybadboy commented on 19 Nov 2011

Arghh help please I was opening the wii drive and a thing that looks like a spring its like metal and is circle in the middle popped out I don't no where it goes?

RetroGamingPotato commented on 04 Nov 2012

Might I ask, what is that little metal piece responsible vibrating against or whatever to make that noise? I can't really tell. Its hitting that strip above it?

totiz09 commented on 07 Nov 2010

my wii can¨t read games, the noise when you put the disc is clac clac clac and then stop. often can read the games and this noise of your video appear, help me

mooondog commented on 29 Jul 2011

@Stufftough I took a business card and cut a sliver about 1/8" thick, 1 inch long. Folded it in half and wedged it between the two pieces. Worked like a charm!

2071Johnny commented on 28 Oct 2011

My Wii keeps making a skipping sound whenever it tries to read a disc. At this point I don't know what the problem is. What should I do? What's causing it?

Brandon Mueller commented on 11 Nov 2012

People, don't bend pieces, disc drive are already cheap hardware and are very sensitive. Bending the pieces can work but it gradually damages the drive.

super58173 commented on 19 Oct 2011

@TheLingaling - Any tutorial posted online is legally not responsible for damages due to users pulling it off. Idiot. Did you do something abnormal?

Super Gaston commented on 16 Jun 2012

I hope this works. I'd rather fix my Wii for free rather than pay a hundred bucks to get it repaired a few months before the release of the Wii U.

Brandon Mueller commented on 07 Dec 2012

I don't have a good camera otherwise I'd would sell video tutorials for this, I have a repair service on Ebay for Fixing Nintendo Wii Consoles.

Martin Pereira Araya commented on 01 Nov 2011

Sticking a small pieces of paper between the plates does not work, It only makes the noise worse, because the lower plate i nearer to the disc.

sitsat789 commented on 28 Jul 2011

my wii makes a noise that sounds like a platypus not like that and its not that problem i go to put it in and it makes a noise plz help :(

Reid Follis commented on 09 Nov 2011

Thanks man, my Wii hasn't been working for years, and now it works fine, albeit a little buzzing. I can finally play Brawl again! =3

GuyWithNoName67 commented on 29 May 2011

My problem is a bit different. When it reads disks, it makes no noise at all, and always says: "unable to read disc". What do I do?

bosschancellor commented on 12 Dec 2010

i just want to say thank you...this video has saved me time and money by showing me how to fix this without sending to nintendo.

DKBESTGAMER commented on 01 Aug 2011

eyy i have a broke wii it wont let me put the disk on it do u know were i can fix it i live in houston tx please reply some1

Link for boards:

Link for your site:

Current link: