Do not touch any components inside of the drive. It's this top metal shell that we need to keep, it has the mounting holes in the right spots, so be very careful not to damage it. This will expose the internal guts of the superdrive. You'll also have to peel off a strip of silver tape that connects the top shell to the bottom shell.

Remove the top metal shell of the drive itself, by removing its four screws.

(You can follow instructions by ifixit, for example.)

How to upgrade to the Panasonic/Matshita UJ167 drive Once you finish the upgrade, OS X will 'recognize blu-ray discs and it will be available to the file system like any other optical disc'. (see 'How to upgrade to the Panasonic/Matshita UJ167 drive') The problem is solved by swapping the drives' upper There is a slight difference with some mounting points on the top side However, these blu-ray drives are not a '100% direct swap out replacement': It is now possible with the Panasonic/Matshita UJ167 9.5mm slot-loading BD-ROM drive, and/or the UJ-267 BD-Recorder drive, and some extra software: Mac Blu Ray Player from MacGo. If the drive still produces strange sounds, take the MacBook to an authorized repair center or computer shop.The following YouTube video by breakbeet808 confirms that Restart the MacBook, and then insert a disc into the optical drive.

Wait about three minutes after you blow out the drive for any condensation created by the canned air to dry inside the laptop. Use a can of compressed air to blow out the slot in the optical drive. If after restarting the MacBook the optical drive still produces unusual sounds, shut down the laptop.Ĭlose the LCD screen on the MacBook, and then disconnect the AC power adapter. Insert another disc into the drive to determine if a faulty disc is the cause of the strange noises.Įject the disc from the optical drive and restart the MacBook. If the disc appears warped or has a surface that isn't smooth and flat, this could be the cause the optical drive producing unusual sounds. Inspect the disc and ensure there are no signs of warping and that the disc is perfectly flat.

Eject the disc manually from the optical drive.

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