Re: Computer not accepting DVDs



On Feb 28, 10:11 pm, m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Király) wrote:
macman <maclov...@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?

On a similar issue with an iMac G4, how does one clean the lens?
Thanks.
.



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