External dvd rom

I have connected an external dvd-rom with my iMac "21 Display" to play a dvd and there was a dialogue displayed "A valid DVD driver could not be found (70012)", my IOS is 10.6.8. May I know how can I use the external disc to play the DVD as the internal DVD-ROM of my iMac has already been out of order.
Kenneth

Hello,
DVD Player doesn't like external players, use VLC Player...
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

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Part Location
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