Apple LATE 2009 manual Optical Drive Won’t Accept/Eject Media, Drive Won’t Eject Media J02

5. Connect original optical drive	Yes	Interconnect board issue.	X03
to known good interconnect		Replace Interconnect board .
board. Do both types of media		Go to step 6
reliably read now?
	No	Replace optical drive.	J03
6. Test read compatible known	Yes	Issue resolved.
good CD and DVD media
(Install DVD). Verify media is
	No	Replace optical drive.	J03
recognized and reads reliably.

Optical Drive Won’t Accept/Eject Media

Quick Check

Symptoms	Quick Check
Drive Won’t Accept Media (J01)	1.	Use Apple System Profiler Serial - ATA section to
Drive Won’t Eject Media (J02)		see if the optical drive appears. If not see Optical
• Cannot insert a disc into the		Drive not recognized (J05).
drive	2.	Restart computer and hold down mouse button
• Cannot eject a disc placed into		or keyboard eject key to cycle optical drive.
the drive	3.	Inspect optical drive slot for obstructions

Deep Dive

Check		Result	Action	Code
1.	Verify that optical drive is listed	Yes	Optical drive communicating
	in the System Profiler device		with logic board. Go to step 5.
	tree for Serial-ATA devices.
		No	Logic board not
			communicating with optical
			drive. Go to step 2
2.	Verify all connection between	Yes	Go to step 5.
	logic board, interconnect board,
	and optical drive are secure.
	Visually inspect connectors for
		No	Replace interconnect board	X03
	any debris, damage or bent
			and retest. If connections
	pins. Verify that the optical
			are good and with no visible
	drive is listed in the System
			board damage, go to step 3
	Profiler device tree.

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