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1. #OPEN OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SNOW LEAPARD INSTALL ON MAC PRO 2008 SERIAL NUMBER#
2. #OPEN OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SNOW LEAPARD INSTALL ON MAC PRO 2008 INSTALL#
3. #OPEN OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SNOW LEAPARD INSTALL ON MAC PRO 2008 SOFTWARE#

#OPEN OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SNOW LEAPARD INSTALL ON MAC PRO 2008 INSTALL#

I clicked on the "OSX Install ESD" which was showing as mentioned then 2 disks appeared on the install screen [OSX Install ESD and Untitled so I chose the "Untitled" one and the OSX started loading on it's own. Apparently there wasn't a cd in the optical drive but here's what happened.

#OPEN OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SNOW LEAPARD INSTALL ON MAC PRO 2008 SERIAL NUMBER#

Still, it seems unlikely for them both to develop the same problem at the same time.Well, here's the skinny guys, this unit does not have any sort of tag on the base so I could not see the model or serial number underneath.

The only caveat to that is that I hadn't used either of the drives for two or three weeks before installing 10.9.

#OPEN OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SNOW LEAPARD INSTALL ON MAC PRO 2008 SOFTWARE#

Since the problem appeared to start with Mountain Lion and affects both drives, software would seem the most likely cause- except that it can't boot from distribution media. The MacBook Pro's optical drive seems to be damaged or malfunctioning. Whatever's wrong, perhaps it has something to do with optical disc media sensing. Both Macs support 10.6.6 (the MacBook Pro probably was delivered with a Snow Leopard 10.6.6 DVD) as well as any later system up to at least 10.10 and both contain a DVD-drive. Last of all, (with power off) I unplugged the Blu-ray's SATA cable and connected one from a loose SATA hard drive. (SuperDrive only) Tray automatically reopens.Some sounds from drive, then -> "Status: No Disc".Insert media, close tray -> "Status: Waiting.".The sequence is the same for either drive: In Toast Titanium 11's Recorder Settings window you can watch the media-loaded status of a drive. With just the Blu-ray connected (Superdrive disconnected), the only thing different is that the drive doesn't unload automatically. several issues to improve the stability of Mac Pro (Early 2008) computers. No matter what I load, the drive just unloads after making some noises. There may be another way, but if you create a USB OS X Install Disk (using a. After boot from hard disk (10.9) it can't access any type of media-blank, factory pressed, or burned at home.Like any media I try in this drive, the drive makes some noises and the tray opens up. Can't boot from this system's original distribution DVD (Leopard 10.5.6).Using system's original Superdrive (third party Blu-ray disconnected): It's hard to be absolutely certain that they spin any more than that, but I suspect they do. I know for certain that the drives are rotating the media at least a small distance-when ejecting media, it isn't in the same rotational position as when I loaded it. We've already tried resetting PRAM and the SMC, so moving on from there: Now that is done with but Christmas still awaits so time is limited. Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose File > Refresh InformationĭVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW Write Strategies:ĜD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO For each drive I merged the Disc Burning and Sata sections.īurn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support)ĭVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RAM, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or. I'll try disconnecting the Blu-Ray next time I power the system down. Other upgrades or repair like the Hard Drive or the Optical Drive are a bit more.

I've tried at least three different commercial disks (one of which was an OS X distro DVD, the others music and software CDs) but neither drive recognizes them.