Is there a CD/DVD Drive in the new iMac's?

I just bought a new iMac on here and I was hearing that there's no internal CD/DVD Drive in the new models, is this true? If so where can I find an external CD/DVD Drive so that I'll be able to play games and watch my magic videos on the iMac?

ok thanks, do you think that the Apple USB SuperDrive is good or should I go for something else? I've been reading the posts on the review page for it and a lot of them are 1 Star Reviews saying it's terrible, I might go with a different one if I can find one that's compatible with the new iMac's.

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I recently upgraded my old powerbook to an iMac. I've dumped the files of my backup drive into the new iMac. Is there a way to have access to all the files (new and old computers) when logged on as the same user vs. logging in and out to access each?

I am new to posting to this support community but have often referred to it for answers. So thank you all who've contributed; you've been a great help!
I recently upgraded my old powerbook to an iMac. I've dumped the files of my backup drive into the new iMac. Is there a way to have access to/merge all the files (new and old computers) together so when I'm logged in can access all the files.
Thanks!
M

Sure-glad to help you. You will not lose any data by changing synching to MacBook Pro from imac. You have set up Time Machine, right? that's how you'd do your backup, so I was told, and how I do my backup on my mac. You should be able to set a password for it. Save it. Your stuff should be saved there. So if you want to make your MacBook Pro your primary computer, I suppose, back up your stuff with Time machine, turn off Time machine on the iMac, turn it on on the new MacBook Pro, select the hard drive in your Time Capsule, enter your password, and do a backup from there. It might work, and it might take a while, but it should go. As for clogging the hard drive, I can't say. Depends how much stuff you have, and the hard drive's capacity. As for moving syncing from your iMac to your macbook pro, should be the same. Your phone uses iTunes to sync and so that data should be in the cloud. You can move your iTunes Library to your new Macbook pro
you should be able to sync your phone on your new MacBook Pro. Don't know if you can move the older backups yet-maybe try someone else, anyways,
This handy article from Apple explains how
How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support''
don't forget to de-authorize your iMac if you don't want to play purchased stuff there
and re-authorize your new macBook Pro
time machine is an application, and should be found in the Applications folder. it is built in to OS X, so there is nothing else to buy. double click on it, get it going, choose the Hard drive in your Time capsule/Airport as your backup Time Machine and go for it. You should see a circle with an arrow on the top right hand of your screen (the Desktop), next to the bluetooth icon, and just after the wifi and eject key (looks sorta like a clock face). This will do automatic backups of your stuff.

Is there an emergency eject hole on the newer iMacs. disk stuck in drive and computer won't boot.

Is there an emergency eject hole on the newer iMacs? I have a disk stuck in the drive and the computer won't boot. Need to get this disk out to load repair disk.

If you are getting nothing at all you should take it in for repairs.

I didn't notice an optical drive on the new iMacs. If this is true then how are customers to insert a dvd from a new peripheral purchased?

Where is the DVD player on the new iMacs?

I'm only guessing but it is no coincidence that Lion and Mountain Lion can only be bought be download from App Store. Apple may well only want to sell this way in the future, via the App Store. So no need for DVD facilities.

How do I share a hard drive with the new iMac to load a disk from macbook pro

How do I share a hard drive with the new iMac to load a disk from macbook pro. I want to install office for Mac from a disk but dont know how to share har drive from macpro
thanks

The new iMac's don' t have DVD drives however almost all have a disk drive. The easiest method of installing MS Office for Mac on your new iMac is to download it from Microsoft and then input the code you received when you purchased your original license. Otherwise you can use the DVD drive on your MBP to install on your iMac, that feature is called Remote Disc. Instructions for Remote Disc can be found at:http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5287

Is there a DVD/CD drive in the new iMac?

Hi! I have the new iMac 2012. I cant find where the CD/DVD drive is!!I feel really dumb!I know the air does not have a cd'dvd drive but does the new iMac??

The new iMac hasn't got a SuperDrive. If you need the SuperDrive, buy the USB SuperDrive or use Remote Disc

As there is no audio input on the new iMac range, What external equipment will allow me to record onto my iMac ?

As there is no audio input port on the new imac range, what external epuipment can i use to record dj podcasts from a pioneer DJM 700 mixer?

I'd be inclined to use something like the Numark Stereo I/O. If you're currently using the line-in on an iMac then you will see a drastic improvement.
http://www.numark.com/product/stereoio
That said, you can spend as much or as little as your wallet will allow on a USB input device, more investment brings better quality ADCs, higher bit rates, lower latency and more inputs.

Are there any wall mount brackets for the new iMac 27" 5k?

I have a wall mount (Bretford) for my Cinema HD Display that I have been using since 2008. I just purchased the new iMac 27inch 5k computer. It would be great to be able to use this computer with the wall mount. The ones that are available (VESA) from the apple store and say they will work with some older iMacs. My question is are there any available for the iMac I purchased? Thanks.

Hi. The VESA mounts for the iMacs are not "changeable": either you buy an iMac with a pedestal, either you buy one with a VESA mount, but you cannot switch, because the VESA mount is the first thing built in the iMac. You would need to sell your 5K iMac and buy a VESA 5K iMac.
iMac (Late 2012 and later): VESA mount compatibility - Apple Support

Can i use ANY external CD/DVD drive with the NEW mac mini?

We just got the newest Mac Mini and want to get an external drive for importing and burning CD's and DVD's.
Can we use ANY external CD/DVD drive or do we NEED to use the "Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive."
Thanks
Eliot

Maybe.
I've had some situations where a non-Apple DVD drive would not do a particular job. When I tried the same project with the Apple SuperDrive everything worked perfectly.
This is an area where I would not try to save money.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC684ZM/A

External floppy disk drives for the new iMac?

I'm trying to move a whole slew of files I created on a Macintosh from a longtime back--the original Mac--and they are all saved on floppy disks. I recently bought a Sony MPF88E not knowing it didn't work with the new Leopard OS. Are there any external floppy drives out there that do work with the new OS?

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I just dug out my +TEAC FD-05PUB+ (which I originally bought for an iMac DV running OS 9.0.4!). It works fine* on my Aluminium Intel iMac 2.8GHz.
I'm not sure why the Sony wouldn't work. Does it appear in System Profiler and/or Disk Utility?
mrtotes
* by fine, I mean normal, but I'd forgotten how bad floppy disks are...

Will the new imac have cd drive

I want to buy the new imac coming out in December i am worried that there wont be a cd drive can anyone help me to put my mind at ease i dont want to have a seprate one.

There is No CD/DVD Drive in the New iMacs coming in December 2012
See Here > http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/
More Info Here > http://www.apple.com/imac/features/

I just purchased an iMAC and Apple just announced the release of the new iMAC

I just purchased a 27" iMAC with 8GB of RAM and Radeon 6970 2GB.....Total was $2,399 before tax and shipping. Will Apple allow me to exchange for the new iMAC that they just announced today?....I feel ripped off!

The normal return policy is 14 days; but I've read of a couple of people claiming that individual stores may extend that - those reports were regarding the iPad.
So, the only way to know is to ask Apple. As for feeling ripped off - why? Do you want/need a CD/DVD drive? The new iMacs don't have one. Do you want a firewire port so you can use your external hard drives which also have firewire - the new ones don't have that either. So, does your current iMac do what you purchased it for? If so, you weren't ripped off. Newer, better, bigger editions of electronics are being introduced daily - it's called marketing.

How do I restore from old hard drive to a new iMac ?

The logic board in my mid 2008 iMac 24" has failed just 3 months out of AppleCare. To replace this will cost me HK$ 6500. I was going to buy a new mac anyway, just waiting for the next refresh model to come out. So a new 27" i7 with highest spec and SSD and 2TB hard drive with AppleCare will cost me HK$ 24k. No brainer to just buy a new iMac rather than spend 25% of the cost to repair a 3+ year old iMac.
The hard drive is working ok so the repair centre said they will remove the hard drive for me and suggested I buy an enclosure for it , put the old drive in the enclosure and then transfer the program's, settings and files to the new IMac.
What is the best way to do this ? I obviously cannot boot up the old drive. Can I connect this drive to the new iMac and then use setup assistant to move settings and program's to the SSD on the new iMac , then use migration assistant to move the remainder of the files ( documents folder, iPhoto etc) to the hard drive on the new iMac ?
If not then any suggestions ?

Do as the repair center suggests and place the old drive in an enclosure then connect it to the new Mac.
When you first start new Mac run Setup Assistant and tell it to restore from the external drive.
It worked for me and should work for you.
Allan

Secondary hard drive and dvd drive have the same location id's.

Product Name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (DV7t-7000)
PRODUCT NUMBER: A5F92AV
SERIAL NUMBER: [removed for privacy]
My Secondary hard drive and dvd drive have the same location id's. The dvd drive can not write to any disk because of it. Had the dvd drive replaced and that did not help. Tried 3 different HDD and all the same outcome.
Secondary hard drive and dvd drive have the same location id's. The dvd drive can not write to any disk because of it. Had the dvd drive replaced and that did not help. Tried 3 different HDD and all the same outcome.
Please help,
Thank you
-Rick

This is what chat support said... Its like talking to yourself sometimes!!
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:33 PM] -- Automatically generated message:
Your support request has been submitted and is in queue. Please wait momentarily while the system connects you with the next available support specialist.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:46 PM] -- Automatically generated message:
You are now chatting with support specialist JOLLY R.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:46 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Welcome to HP Total Care for Notebook and Desktop support. My name is Jolly. I will be your technical support specialist today. Please give me a few moments to review your issue description details.
NOTE: For security reasons, PLEASE DO NOT send credit card information via chat.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:46 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
How are you doing today ?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:46 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Hi Jolly, I tried 3 different HDD's all of them were reformated and reimaged with the HP image from this laptop. When I try to populate the drive, it just closes the window. Same with the dvd drive. Other then no able to write to the dvd/cd drive, everything else is perfect. But that is not good enough...
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:46 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Great, you?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:46 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
I am fine. Thank you for asking.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:48 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Please let me know if the following details are correct for the notebook in question.
PRODUCT NUMBER: A5F92AV
SERIAL NUMBER: {Private Information Removed}
EMAIL ADDRESS: {Private Information Removed}
Am I correct?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:48 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Yes
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:48 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Thank You for confirming the details.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:49 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Are you using the same notebook to chat with me which is in question?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:49 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Yes
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:51 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
May I know since when you are facing the issue?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:51 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
I few weeks ago now
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:52 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
HP swapped out the DVD drive and I swapped out the HDD's
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:53 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Please click on the start button and click on computer.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:53 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Reimaged, renamed, removed, rotated them to different bays.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:53 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
ok
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:53 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Open\
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:53 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Is the CD/DVD drive getting detected ?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:54 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Yes
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:54 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Yes
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:55 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
So you need te reseat the CD/DVD drive and the hard drive .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:55 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
I did, over and over and over
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:55 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Okay
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:56 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
I have swapped out the dvd drive and hard drives
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:57 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Since you have already reseated the hard drive and CD/DVD drive, you need to send the notebook in for a bench repair.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:57 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
It will be a mail in repair service. I will send you a box along with packaging materials and a prepaid shipping label. Once you pack your notebook in the box you can drop it off at you nearest fedex drop box or you can schedule a pickup.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:57 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Box would contain- packaging material, shipping instructions & pre-paid shipping label.
• Once you receive the box you need to put the notebook inside the box (without any accessories), call fed-ex- (1800-463-3339).
• Fed-ex would come at your place pick it up and send it back to hp.
• This service will cost you $0.00
• Standard turn around time for service is 7-9 business days.
You can check the status of your order by going to: www.hp.com/go/csostatus or by calling HP Customer Care at 1-800-hpinvent (1-800-474-6836).
Your repair service has an estimated turn around time of 7 to 9 business days from when we receive your product at our repair center.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:57 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
In order to set up a service request please provide the following information:
* Full Name:
* Mailing Address (No P.O. Boxes):
* Apartment/Building/Mailstop:
* City:
* State:
* Zip/Postal Code:
* E-Mail address
* Phone Number (including area code):
* Best time to call
* Time zone of your region
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:57 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
Dont I have on-site?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:58 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Let me check.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:59 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
This laptop is my life, my livelyhood.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:59 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
I can not be without iot...
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:00 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
I do understand that .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:02 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Yes, you do have onsite , but a technician can be sent to your place only if any part needs to be replaced .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:02 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
As the notebook needs to be repaired , you have to send it to the HP service center.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:02 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
It is the motherboard
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:03 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
What is the difference between repair and replaced?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:03 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
It will be repaired and returned back to you .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:04 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
But what is there to be repaired if your not replacing anything?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:04 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
If any hardware part needs to be replaced , a technician can be sent to your place .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:04 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
But since the notebook needs to be repaired ,you have to send it .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:05 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
What is the difference between repaired and replacing something... So you mean that nothing will be repaired on my laptop?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:06 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
This is NOT right
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:06 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
I mentioned earlier that you need to send the notebook for repair.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:06 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
I would like to talk to someone about this.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:06 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
It will be repaired and returned back to you .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:07 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
What is the turn around time on this?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:07 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
It is 7 to 9 business days.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
NO WAYYYY!
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
If you want to talk to someone , you need to call our voice support in the direct number 1-800-474-68386 and refer to serviceticket number - {Private Information Removed}.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
OK, thx
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
We also have an expedite shipment, where the turn around time is 4 to 6 business days .
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:09 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Please take down the service ticket number {Private Information Removed} and SR ID {Private Information Removed} for future reference.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:09 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
You are welcome.
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:09 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Is there anything else apart from this I can help you with now ?
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:09 PM] -- Rick Friedman says:
No
[Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:09 PM] -- JOLLY R says:
Thank you

Trying to wipe the hard drive on a G5 iMac, using an external DVD drive as the one in the iMac is broken.

I'm trying to boot up with the OS (or install) disk, from an external DVD drive as the one in the iMac is broken. When the computer boots up, my normal desktop appears, but also the Mac OSX (Tiger) install disk. When I double-click on the "Install Mac OSX" icon, a screen comes up that says: "Click the button below to restart & begin the install process". The iMac restarts, but just goes back to where it was, & I'm prompted to: "Click the button below to restart & begin the install process".
So far there is no way to "begin the install process", I just keep going around in circles with this. I'm doing this so I can sell the computer. I hope I've made it clear, and TIA for any advice.

I looked at the disk utility erase option. The wording looked a little vague. Seemed to me to erase all the disk including the data if you pick one pass, but I am not sure.
but that is contradicted when you see you have to pick the correct option.

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