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Removing / Replacing Superdrive
Previous steps required...
Opening the MacBook Pro
Removing the Top Case
All MacBooks are equipped with a Super-
drive. Superdrive is essentially Apple’s nomen-
clature for a DVD recorder/burner. It can read
and write to both CD and DVD media.
Superdrives can have several problems
that will require replacing the drive. There is a
locking mechanism inside the drive that says
there is a disk inside and to not let it out until
told to. This, however, can break and get stuck
in the locked position and will not allow disks in
or out. This behavior is usually noticeable
when the disk you are trying to insert is pushed
to the left or right side and won’t let you put the
disk in straight even if there is no disk already
present inside. The lasers can also die which
requires replacing the drive. This is usually the
case when the drive spits out any media you
insert.
After removing the top case, you should
see the Superdrive sitting in the bottom right
corner of the MacBook Pro. The first step in
removing the Superdrive is to unhook the ribbon
cable attached to the main logic board. This
connector is usually covered by tape, so you
may need to pull the tape off. Afterwards you
can remove the three screws holding the drive
in. There is a TORX T6 screw in the back an-
choring the drive to the logic board and two
Phillips head screws near the front with one on
each side. All three of these are marked in the
picture below.
Once those screws are removed, you can
take out the drive. As seen pictured to the left,
the optical drive cable is simple to remove. Just
pull it out and transfer it to the new drive if it is
being replaced. There are also 3 brackets
around the sides of the Superdrive. These
screws would need to be removed and the
brackets moved over to the new drive.
Once you are ready to put the machine
back together, just replace that cable, the
screws, and don’t forget to re-plug in the cable.
The sticker should be facing up on the Super-
drive. You may also want to try inserting a CD
to verify that the drive is sitting correctly and it
will be able to take in and eject disks properly.
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Superdrive - Tech Specs
6x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD+R
DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
! ! Maximum write: 6x DVD-R
and DVD+R; 4x DVD+RW
and DVD-RW; 2.4x DVD+R
DL (double layer); 24x
CD-R; 10x CD-RW
! ! Maximum read: 8x DVD-
ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R; 6x
DVD-ROM (double layer
DVD-9), DVD+RW, DVD-
RW; 4x DVD+R DL
(double layer); 24x
One TORX T6
and two Phillips
screws
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