Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

New iMac superdrive required?

  • 19-09-2011 8:25am
    #1
    Stevie Dakota
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭


    My iMac (White 2006 G5) refuses to eject CD/DVD’s. I tried every software option to eject it with no success. Then I took the thing apart, opened up the drive, took out the CD, nothing seemed amiss, cleaned what I could, put it together, tested it and it did the same to a brand new disk.

    So I see the options as finding a new internal superdive (tricky and expensive?) or leaving it as is and just getting an external CD/DVD writer which would be cheaper. But with that option I assume you would have to burn via the external drive software, and not via the Mac software? Also silly question maybe, but can you watch DVD movies via an external drive just as you would via the internal?

    What do you think the best route would be?


Comments

  • #2
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,289 ✭✭✭Talisman


    You don't need additional software to use an external drive - OS X will recognise the functionality of the USB device.


Advertisement