Using Remote CD Drive on MacBook (not Air)?

My Macbook is rather iffy. One of the items that has become unreliable is my CD Drive. I was wondering if I can use Remote Disc to use the perfectly working drive in my desktop (running Leopard as well) instead and if so, how, because CD Drive Sharing is available on the desktop but I do not see the remote CD on my MacBook.

No, but you can reboot your desktop in Target Mode, connect it with a FireWire cable to your laptop and insert a disc in the desktop which will appear on the desktop on the laptop. The desktop becomes a big FireWire cabinet in Target Mode and passes all connected hardware through to "the other end".

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When I go into System Profilere and click on Disc Burning under hardware, it says, "No burning device was found. If you are using an external device please make sure that it is connected and powered properly."
Anyone have any ideas? I really love my Mac and don't want to revert back to a PC.
This is the hardware overview for my Macbook:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
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Well, I tried both of the suggestions above - resetting the PRAM and also the SMC - to no avail. I'm wondering if perhaps in our travels last weekend if I maybe bumped it or something, and maybe something broke in the drive? Would that make it say that no burning device was found?
Also, if I do have to have it replaced, and I were to take it the nearest Apple Store (about 1.5 hours away) besides the gas, what might it cost since I don't have warrenty on it, nor the Apple plan?
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Quick and possibly ridiculously silly question here. I have a collection of about 475 Region-2 DVDs (i.e., playable in the UK, not in the US) I purchased many years ago that are just taking up space. What I would like to do is rip them and store the files on an external drive.
The problem is that the optical drive on my MacBook is broken (no, I’m not happy about it -- see the dozens of pages of complaints in these Forum on the issue) and I don’t want to spend $1000 right now buying a new one.
This means I need to purchase an external optical drive. Unfortunately, I’m pretty confused about whether these things (by LaCie or Samsung, for instance) can actually rip anything, let alone Region 2 DVDs. I know they can write DVDs, but ripping—that I’m not sure about. Logically, they should be able to but I'm wondering whether their ripping capability has been disabled.
So, does anyone happen to know whether an external Superdrive can rip Region-2 DVDs? And if so, can you recommend any good ones for the Mac?
*Incidentally, I should add that these files are for my personal use, won’t be shared/uploaded, and will serve only as backups to my purchased DVDs. Basically, all I really want to do is clear out my cramped apartment and stick all the DVD boxes in a storage unit once and for all.*
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I have a collection of about 475 Region-2 DVDs (i.e., playable in the UK, not in the US)
You must have one of those old-fashioned DVD players that looks for region codes.
Most better DVD players are now region free and will play NTSC or PAL DVDs.

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I'm not sure why it wouldn't? The Apple external USB SuperDrive will not work with your machine, but there are a lot of other third-party drives out there that should have no problem. Even though you have USB 3.0 ports on your machine, any USB 2.0 external optical drive should be fine -> a slow optical drive (and they're all slow at writing and reading asa limitation of the media, not the port) is the norm.
If I were you, I would just check out one of the $30-50 Asus, LG, etc., external optical drives out there. It should work with any Mac.
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I am looking for any news or answers, if it is possible to use one of the very new Hybrid Hard Drives from Seagate ("Momentum 5400 PSD") or Samsung ("Spinpoint MH") with Macbook/Macbook Pro ???
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Using Hybrid Hard Drives with Macbook Pro ???

Hello,
I am looking for any news or answers, if it is possible to use one of the very new Hybrid Hard Drives from Seagate ("Momentum 5400 PSD") or Samsung ("Spinpoint MH") with Macbook/Macbook Pro ???
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Thanks in advance,
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I read on the Seagate site that the drive would work but that you wouldn't get all of the hybrid functionality you're paying for. (lost the link.... sorry).
The one I've read about is the Momentus 7200.2 Laptop Hard Drive. Here is a tech article about that:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2119528,00.asp
I think I'm going to go for this one, though I am a little concerned that it won't be as quite as the Apple installed drive.

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SuperDuper...
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I am running out of room on my current hard drive and want to use a new external hard drive to add space. My problem is I want to use both hard drives for storage (not the same music). Is this possible as I have only been able to direct iTunes to one hard drive? Thank you.
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