Every time I put a DVD in and try to watch it it's stuttering like mad! Any ideas? Take a cleaning cloth and gently wipe the disc and drive and play the DVD on Mac mini to try again.
It's also possible that your optical drive on Mac mini is just worn out and stops working. Watch DVD for free in Windows DVD Shrink Alternatives. Fix Handbrake Distorted Video. DVD Ripping Tips. Digtize DVD Collection. Thus I would be inclined to try a lens cleaner before assuming the drive itself is at fault. After that, make sure that the drive appears correctly in the System Profiler go to About This Mac in the Apple menu, then click the 'More Info' button.
The optical drive should be listed under the ATA tab. If it's shown correctly there by make and model then the hardware is correctly recognised by the system. If it does turn out to be the drive, rather than replacing it internally, it might be worth considering an external firewire optical drive. That way you can get a DVD burner of somewhat better performance and reliability without having to open the system and at a lower cost than a repair is likely to be.
The only downside of adding an external drive is that you may need a free utility called PatchBurn to get the drive recognised correctly by iDVD. I called Apple Care and my 3-year protection plan expired 20 days ago, ins't that the way it always go!
User profile for user: zurbo zurbo. My Mac Mini will not allow me to insert any discs. I've tried all methods for ejecting any disc that may be in there, to no avail. I followed your instructions and do not see the optical drive listed under ATA.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Contents 1 Apple SuperDrive 1. Comments This post currently has 21 responses i have a mac pro apple computer and a dvd drive attached. Dear Ismith. You may ask in other places, we hope that we are wrong. Our best wishes! I have MacBook and would like to watch dvds. What is needed? Good luck! Can the super drive play Blu ray DVD discs to watch also?? Hi, David. Unfortunately, SuperDrive cannot play BlueRay discs.
Sorry to disappoint you. I should have mentioned that I am watching DVDs, not streaming video. Im lost why this does not work. Please help, desperate to get this working. Thank you. Chris I've been a passionate evangelist for Apple and the Macintosh throughout my working life, my first love was a Quadra working with a small creative agency in the south of Norfolk UK in the mid 's, I later progressed to other roles in other Macintosh dominated industries, first as a Senior graphic designer at a small printing company and then a production manager at Guardian Media Group.
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