DVD drive in a Mac

Hi, can anyone tell me please if an aftermarket external DVD drive can work in an iBook...
If so.. can you explain how the thing goes??
Thanks

Certainly. LaCie is one company that makes a line of external DVD drives. You want one that connects via FireWire.

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can i install logic pro without cd ? , i have the key for the logic pro but my dvd driver of my mac doesnt work ?

Buy an external USB2 DVD/CD drive..... (Amazon's Basic model works great)
Or..
Borrow someone else's Mac that has a DVD drive fitted and use that via Remote Disk
Note:
There is no legal means of downloading available for Logic Pro 9.. unless you originally purchased it via the App Store..
Therefore, in your case, you must install from the DVDs you have...

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Hi
The DVD drive in my Mac Mini has recently become non-functional, "About this Mac" sees the drive fine,
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S:
Model:          OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
Revision:          2AHI
Native Command Queuing:          No
Detachable Drive:          No
Power Off:          No
Async Notification:          Yes
Bay Name:          Upper
But when you insert a disc there is no response, it does not see to attempt to read it just ejects after about 20-30 seconds.
Any suggestions as to what could be the problem? This issue started sometime after I upgraded the memory, but I cannot be sure that the two things are connected as I very rarely use the DVD drive and the first time I tried to use it was several months later.
Many Thanks

Optical drives are pretty short lived in my experience.
Might try a cleaning Disc.
Have you done a PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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No dvd drive on my mac..

I do not have a dvd drive on my mac and I purchased Lightroom 5, I didn't realize it had a dvd that it needed to run to install. Is it still posible to install without it? It is the student and teacher edition. Please help!!

AmbieC wrote:
i did download this, but this will only be a trial, can I use the validation key from the package I purchased to keep the trial going?
Yes.
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w ww. dvwarehouse.com/DVD-ROM-8x-IDE-3.5-(G3--G4)-p-2155.html

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My mac mini is out of warranty and my toddler stuffed several discs into the drive slot.
Whenever it booted, it made a horrible ratcheting clicking noise, but couldn't eject anything.
I disassembled the entire computer, and pulled all 3 discs out with pliers. After reassembling, the computer works fine, but the DVD drive won't "catch" a disc and pull it in. I'm pretty sure some gear or something has been irreparably damaged, or that I bent it as I was pulling the disc out.
I've been having a difficult time trying to find a replacement drive to order anywhere.
Besides going with an external USB drive, does anyone know of the cheapest option for a replacement slot drive for the mac mini A1347. (AKA "mid 2010", AKA Core 2 Duo DDR3).
I don't want to haul it down to an Apple Store and pay a huge premium to have them diagnose and replace a part that I'm very capable of doing myself.
-John

If your in the US then the ifixit link is a good option, in the UK the following is an option
http://www.applemacparts.co.uk/store/mac-mini-intel-mid-2010-a1347-core-duo-c-76 85_8044_9197_9198.html?filter_id=1371&sort=1a
However when I had to replace a drive in a Mac mini, I bought a bare drive off eBay.

Where is dvd drive in I MAC 13,2

Sales man did not cover all the details. I thought all computers have dvd drives.
Can't find one on I-MAC 13,2. Bought it 3/2013

Apple is dropping optical drives on their new models. You'll have to purcahse an external optical drive. I suggest getting one with drawer loading rather than slot loading. Currently the Mac Pro is the only Mac offered with a built in optical drive.
OT

Replacement CD/DVD Drive for 2008 Mac Pro?

I need to purchase a new optical drive for my 2008 Mac Pro 2.8 GHz Quad-Core desktop computer. I checked OWC, but they're out of stock. I currently have a Samsung SH-S222L, which I absolutely hate–mainly because the heads access the drive every 5 minutes or so. Very, very annoying.
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Psst ! Here's a little tip for you. The drive used in Mac Pro's isn't exclusive to the mac. It's an Optiarc model
and I believe you can use any cd/dvd burning drive with an ATAPI plug on the back, Pc or Mac, and chances are it'll work fine, I used a Lite-On drive I snagged from a dying PC in my Mac pro 3,1 as my 2nd dvd drive
and it worked fine for a few years. Replacing it isn't that hard either. There are guides on Youtube or other places that show you how to do it. Just remember to remove the little lip on the front of the dvd drawer before you install it. I don't know about specific brands, but Pioneer seems fine, and I'm sure there are others that are fine, too. macsales might help you out. I know what it's like having to haul your Mac pro into your local Mac place--a pain in the butt, right? and then you have to wait...and wait...
I think you can can do this....
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Dual Layer DVD drive in Power Mac G4?

Hi,
I ordered a Power Mac G4 and I have an internal dual layer DVD drive with lightscribe built into it. I installed it in my PC awhile ago and it works fine but I want to know if it will work in a Power Mac G4 running OS X (Tiger/Leopard)? The model number is IDVD16DLS and it's manufactured by I/O Magic. It's a really good drive and I hope it works on Mac.

Optical drives sold by I/O Magic are usually manufactured by any of a number of electronics plants in China. The drive will undoubtedly function in your G4, but it may not respond to booting with the C key depressed or boot the computer after having been designated as the startup disk. I tried a Memorex (LG-manufactured) DVD±RW drive in a B&W G3 (Panther), and even with the PatchBurn profile, the only way to force it to boot from a bootable CD/DVD disk was to immediately close the tray, after it would spin up/down at startup and eject the disk. I removed that drive and installed a Pioneer DVR±RW drive like this one in black or beige. The Pioneer burner boots the computer without the extra persuasion. Tiger is more forgiving of a third-party drive, than the previous OS X versions. As for the LightScribe function, you'll probably need to look for third-party, Mac-compatible labeling software.

XBOX HD DVD drive and the Mac mini?

I hooked up the HD Dvd drive and it is recognized in both the Apple side and windows boot camp. I've tried both powerdvd ultra and windvd8 on the windows side to get the HD disc's to play but it says something about the video card not being supported when I try powerdvd, and when I try windvd it acts like it wants to play but does nothing at all. Has anyone got the xbox HD dvd drive to work with the mini and if so how?
oh...I have the mac mini Intel 1.66 duo upgraded to 2gb of ram.
Thanks in advance

The Mac mini video chip (the Intel GMA 950) apparently does not support HDCP. There is a free tool from CyberLink (the authors of PowerDVD) to show if your computer is good enough to play HD DVD or Blu-Ray see http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/support/bdhd_support/diagnosis.jsp
Having run this myself, I can confirm it reports that the Mac mini video chip does not support HDCP. In theory you might be able to use VGA instead of DVI and still play HD DVD disk.
The above however applies only if you are running Windows on your Mac. While it is possible to plug an XBox 360 HD DVD drive in to a Mac running Mac OS X, because Apple are still prevaricating over whether they will support HD DVD, or Blu-Ray or neither they have not as yet released any software to play such disks even if you can plug a drive in.
I have seen reports that you can use the XBox drive on a Mac to play ordinary DVDs but it is not possible (yet) to do anything more than that.
Right now, not a single Mac model supports HDCP (nor do the Apple Cinema displays). There is a small possibility that Apple might be able to release a firmware upgrade at some point to address this.
*Really Apple, you are falling further and further behind. Not only do you not do HDCP, not only do you not do HD DVD or Blu-Ray, but QuickTime cannot do a decent job of subtitles, or surround sound, or multiple audio tracks. And all this from a company (Apple) supposedly synonymous with multimedia.*
Yes, the TV/Movie studios are idiots, yes DRM is a stupid idea, but come on Apple get a move on.

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Will there be a hd dvd drive for the mac anytime soon?

is there going to be a hd dvd drive for th emac anytime soon? or will the release a firmware update possibly?....also can I use the x-box 360's hd drive with my powermac to watch hd movies

Hi Parker,
Some friendly advice.. if you're just after points, or if you actually ask for them, perhaps you're looking at the purpose of these boards incorrectly. The boards are here to help fellow users of Apple products. The points are a nice reward, but they are optional. Mellow out and accept that you won't get points for every answer.
In this specific case, your first response was quite accurate and helpful, but the rest, in my opinion, were incorrect and based on insufficient knowledge of the subject. Additionally, in speculating about future Apple hardware releases, you may have actually breached the terms and conditions of use for these boards.
Just something to keep an eye on.

Windows Vista will not recognize the dvd drive in my Mac Pro

After running windows updates, Windows Vista can no longer find the drivers for the dvd drive. Any suggestions?

Thank goodness for restore points. That was all I needed to do (system repair, do you want to restore to last check point) to be up and running.
I found my problem documented as an issue with Samsung SATA + Windows 7, and my X58. Curious, as moving a working system from one motherboard to another would always end up with Samsung SATA DVD not working, but LG is fine... so looks like time to buy another SATA DVD.
This from /technet.microsoft.com exactly describes the issue:
*CD/DVDRW from TSSTCorp (Samsung) drive, after install W7 without any problem not recognized...* | Modified on 9/9/2009 4:48 PM by lmarcelo
CD/DVD/rw do not respond on the Windows 7 Professional RC 32 bit, I have an Intel G35 desktop board, and 2.3 Ghz. CPU Intel Dual-Core 2, with sata optical drive. (From Samsung) Works fine in the raw clean install, but after the second reboot in the device manager appears with a yellow triangle, so I can't read nor write any CD or DVD.
I did this several times, (Format and install), even with a new CD drive, but it's always the same. Using a 160 Gb. WD hard disk, and alternated with a 400 Gb Samsung Sata HD make no difference at all.
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By the way, this configuration was working fine in XP Pro. SP3. Any hint? clue? same problem? any one?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349347%28WS.10%29.aspx

HT1539 I don't have a DVD drive on my Mac Mini. How do I redeem an itunes digital copy of Gamer?

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Terrible problems with CD/DVD drive on Power Mac G4

Hey guys,
I am pretty much unable to use the CD/DVD reader and burner in my Mac.
My Mac is a G4 dual-processor 1.42GHz with 2 GB of RAM running Mac OS X 10.4.11.
Here are the problems:
After a while of reading or writing a CD or DVD, the drive seems to freeze. The disc cannot be ejected.
Any application which attempts to read or write to the disc thereafter will become a zombie (orphaned) process. Force-quitting the application or kill-9'ing it does nothing.
This strange "infection" will eventually spread to all open applications, which will colour-wheel. Even ejecting the CD with the button on the drive (which doesn't always work) doesn't help.
If you manage to restart before this takes complete hold, nothing happens. If you do "sudo shutdown-r now", the screen goes blue and the little grey spinner appears. When you are forced to pull the power, restarting takes 20 minutes as the computer checks all drives.
This happened with my standard-issue SuperDrive, so I bought a new drive to replace it, thinking it was faulty, but exactly the same thing happened.
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Thank you in advance,
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