Replace MacBook CD drive - Apple MacBook 13"White /2.0Ghz Intel Core2 Duo White/2GB (2x1gb)/80GB/SuperDrive (Z0DT) Mac Notebook

I'm not sure about this, because I have an internal CD/DVD in my macbook. But this can be a driver issue. Do you have an Apple CD drive, or an universal USB CD drive? The last one could be very tricky, because the computer needs special drivers, so it can recognise the external drive.

A few ways of doing this

1) restart mac and press down the trackpad button after you hear the startup noise

2) if that does not work try opening up disk utility which is located in applications and then in the utilities folder and click on the icon of your disk under the left hand column then go up to eject button and click eject

3) or open up terminal found in the utilities folder within your applications folder and then type in drutil tray eject and then press return

4) Finally what to do is try pick up your macbook tilt the macbook to the one side and press the eject key and hopefully the effect of gravity will allow the CD to fall out.
However, I would say that DVD drives in all macs are a bit suspect and if your macbook is still under warranty or under AppleCare take it back to the Apple Store and tell them that the DVD drive is faulty and they should replace it free off charge. Hope this helps.

That means the MacBook can not find a bootable device to startup from.
First thing to do would be try starting up from the CD's that came with the MacBook or the Mac OS CD if you have updated to a newer version of the OS ( 10.5 or 10.6 ).
If the MacBook starts from the CD, good news your computer is still good, just the Hard Drive may have failed or be failing. You can check and see if they Hard Drive is working by going to the Menu on the 1st or 2nd screen when you are booted from the CD and pull down to Disk Utility.
Once you are in Disk Utility if the is more than the CD showing down the left then there is hope, now look and see if the name of your hard drive is listed ( default is Macintosh HD ). If you named Hard Drive shows and you have an external Hard Drive w/ enough free space I would try backing up your drive at this point using Disk Utility to make a disk image on your external hard drive.
Now that you have either backed up your hard drive, already had a current backup or have given up all hope of getting data back, you can either try

• Just reinstalling the OS on your hard drive ( not my favorite choice, since you might be installing over existing problems and have more in the future ).
• Erasing the hard drive and installing a clean copy of the OS and re-installing your applications from the original disk and then recovering your data from the backup.

In either case there is the worry that the drive is starting to fail permanently, so now that you have been given a 2nd chance make regular backups or replace the hard drive. ( The hard drive on these is fairly easy to replace and instructions can be found here http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/MacBook_13inch_HardDrive_DIY.pdf .

The only to get a mini CD out of your optical drive is to physically remove it from the drive. This means you will have to take the computer apart and then take the optical drive apart to remove the mini CD.

It is very difficult to replace an Apple Superdrive and is not recommended to attempt to do so yourself unless you have pre-existing experience in doing so. Before resorting to such desperate measures, try testing your hardware with the Apple Hardware Test. You will find detailed instructions on how to use AHT here.

The fact that you realized replacement might be the best option and sought out advice tells me you are intelligent by nature. On a difficulty scale of 1-10 I would rate this in the 6-7 range. Someone like you would probably have very little trouble with this project. I have sent countless step by step instructions over the internet & through email but it seems like the best results always come from an in-depth tutorial, This way you can see EVERY step and even rewind if you're not sure about something. Powerbookmedic.com has a wonderful tutorial on the 17" MacBook Pro breakdown and optical drive (cd/dvd) removal. Just remember to always start with taking the battery out and be very careful about electrostatic shock. You should be fine on a hard surface but I don't recommend fabric/carpet surfaces once you open it up. Here is the link for your laptop. The videos will play in succession automatically. Good luck, you'll do just fine! If you run into trouble, just message back and I will be glad to walk you through it: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/stats/macbook_pro_2.16_17.html

you could put the mini-cd into another computer and put all the files on another cd or a flash drive then transfer to the macbook.

You need a new combo drive installed.

Turn on your Macbook while holding touchpad button and hold until cdrom spits out cd.