External dvd/cd/re-writable disc drive problem

Something went wrong with my internal mechanism because nothing happened when I inserted the disc. The Genious bar suggested I get an external hard drive instead of spending a lot of $$ to fix it. With that being said, I got an LG brand and it says on the box that it's compatible with Windows and Macs... so the disc to install the software says for Windows only, so I just connected the USB cable to my laptop, opened iTunes and selected a playlist to burn to a disc... nothing happened when I inserted the blank disc in the LG external drive..... did I do anything wrong? How am I supposed to install the software for Macs if the disc is only compatible for Windows? I mean it says it loud and clear "super mutli drive install disc for Windows." There is no other disc, just one. Please help! Thanks in advance!

Hello and welcome to discussions,
These drives seem to be well regarded by many here...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
Should do what you want it to do and a wide choice of budgets to aim at!
Regards.
Ian.

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