MacOSG: How to reset your optical disc drive to eliminate noise (video)

Posted by Daniel East Jul 13, 2009 at 8:05am

Have you ever heard your optical disc drive produce an unusual series of noises when the computer starts up or is woken up from sleep? Listen to a demo of the noise here.

You can avoid the noise by resetting the optical drive, as in these steps and this video.

1. Insert a CD or DVD almost all the way into the drive.

2. Remove the disc.

3. Insert the disc fully into the optical disc drive.

The optical drive is now reset and the noise should no longer be present when you start up or wake the computer.

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