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How do you keep the Mac from accessing the dvd drive on resuming from sleep?

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Mar 15, 2026524 views
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Whenever I resume my mac from sleep (after it has been sleeping for a while), it seeks the dvd drive which can be a little noisy, especially in a meeting. Is there a way to keep it from doing this?

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Fix for: How do you keep the Mac from accessing the dvd drive on resuming from sleep?

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According to this discussion on Apple's support forum, setting the region of your drive may help. You can do this by putting in a DVD from your region.

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