If you depend on Apple MacBook for business computing tasks while you're on the road, you probably use the optical drive to perform necessary functions such as burning data backups to disc or for ...

I just built a new computer with a Toshiba SD-R1512 CD-R/DVD-ROM combo drive. Whenever I press the eject button, the LED flashes and the drive emits a loud whirring or whining sound without ejecting.