Re: Computer not accepting DVDs



macman <macloverg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a Late June 2005 Power Mac G5 with a superdrive, and whenever I
put DVDs in the tray, it attempts to read the DVD and after a few
minutes, it spits out the disk... will re-installing OS X fix this
problem or is it a hardware issue?

It's likely a hardware issue. Have you tried cleaning the lens?

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K.

Lang may your lum reek.
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