To do this, you have to hook the slave machine up to the host machine mba with either firewire or thunderbolt cables and reboot the slav. We also provide refurbished macs, external storage, docks, accessories, and more. Here are 10 methods proven to eject any stuck cd or dvd without wasting your money and time in sending your macbook to apple repair center. It connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac, or mac mini with a. There are a couple of workarounds if you really need a cd or dvd drive. How to use cds, dvds, and blurays on a mac without an. Apples branded playableburnable cddvd drive is the perfect. Later apple discontinued manufacturing macbook and imac with optical drives in 2016 and mid2011 respectively. Into the mac with the media drive, insert a data cd or dvd. You can also use a cdrom drive from another computer on your home network.
Can i connect a macbook to my macbook air and use it for. Use the cd or dvd drive from another computer with your. If youve recently upgraded to a new imac or macbook pro, youre probably going to need an optical drive if you want to continue importing your movies and music to itunes, or just access the content on your discs. Find great deals on ebay for external cd drive macbook air and macbook with cd drive. No, you have to buy an external dvd drive for macbook air. Since then, the air has become apples entrylevel laptop due to the original macbooks discontinuation in 2011.
It works by letting you use another mac or pc cd or dvd drive to remotely. First, you can use apples remote disc option to install programs. Then turn on the host computer with the os x cd in the cd rom drive with the option key pressed then you say the target pc will recongnize the host pcs cdrom drive. It consists of a fullsize keyboard, a machined aluminum case, and a thin light structure.
Product title seagate portable 1tb external hard drive hdd usb 3. The inch notebook had not been updated since june 2012, but. The external optical drive for mac has superfast speed to read and write disc, ranging from 5x for dvdram to 24x for cdrw. Some drives are burners or rw drives, which means they run rewritable disks for recording or storage purposes. I know it is supposed to be for macbook air, but isnt the. Rubberized painting hard case cover for apple macbook air. This means you can smoothly transfer your data from windows computer to mac or vice versa. The air was originally positioned as a premium ultraportable positioned above the previous macbook line. Youll never have to worry about lost cables with the apple usb superdrive.
Is there some sneaky way to read cdrom or dvd disks on the air even though theres no drive actually hooked up. Installing os x without a working dvdromcdrom thread starter wattabing. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Yes you can, its called target disk mode, and it involves making the macbook a slave drive to the mba. External dvd drive, usb type c ultraslim portable cd dvd rwdvd cd rom burner writer superdrive with high speed data transfer and touch eject button for mac macbook proair imac laptop pc sliver. Macbook air features the apple t2 security chip secondgeneration custom mac silicon designed by apple to make macbook air even more secure. A quick tutorial on how to use the apple macbook usb superdrive on windows 7, 8 and 8.
I have a 15 unibody macbook pro the last time i used my cd drive was a couple months ago to burn a cd. So as a last resort, totally fed up at this point and resigned to buying a new dvd drive macbook i remembered the first bit of advice i read. Its also highly compatible and supports macbook, macbook air, imac, mac mini, and others. Remote disc lets you use files stored on a cd or dvd hosted from. Use the apple macbook usb superdrive on windows 788.
To share discs from a mac that has a builtin or external optical drive, use these steps. I took out my tesco clubcard, wrapped it in a vision express lense cloth, jammed it about 3 cms in to the optical drive slot and wiggled it about a bit. If youre going to use a mac or windows computer as a standin disc drive. The macbook air superdrive has unique firmware which prevents it from being properly recognized as a plug and play optical usb drive by windows. Apple has begun to stop installing cddvd drives since the. Fortunately, apple provides the drivers for running windows on a mac, as part of its bootcamp software. For this purpose, you need to rely on external cddvd drives. While apple has been phasing out cddvd drives since the introduction of the macbook air in january 2008, the shift has been slow and gradual.
Its also highly compatible and supports macbook, macbook air, imac, mac. How to use macbook air superdrive dvd drive on windows pcs. Be sure the disc to boot from is actually bootable, most system restore and installation discs are. So when you use touch id to unlock your mac, authenticate a document, or pay a merchant online, your information stays safe. How to play dvds and cds on a mac that doesnt have a builtin. Apple has begun to stop installing cddvd drives since the introduction of macbook air in january 2008. Apples macbook air, along with many other macs, no longer includes an optical drive. Superdrive dvdcd upgrades for apple macbook pro 17inch. The macbook air does not have a cd, dvd, or superdrive. Get the best deals on macbook air superdrive when you shop the largest online selection at. Bluray, cd dvd drives read discs that have particular storage capacity, and they can be internal or external drives. This odd is especially designed to play cddvd and burn cd only cd supported on macbook, macbook pro, macbook air, other ultrabook, pc, laptop via usb.
The type of optical disk drive you choose depends on what you intend to store. In order to boot your mac from a disk in the cd dvd drive, youll first want to insert disk into the drive, then. It connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac, or mac mini with a single usb typea cable thats built into the superdrive. Im helping my dad out with installing some software on his macbook air but since he didnt spend the money to buy the additional external cdrom drive, im kind of stuck. Discover what you can do with an apple cd and dvd burner and whether you.
The best external dvd and cd drives are compact and lightweight. Theres no separate power adapter, and it works whether your mac is plugged in or running on battery power. This will of course also work, if you have installed windows on a mac computer. Surprisingly the macbook by apple doesnt have a pin hole where you can use a pin to forcefully eject the disc that is stuck in the superdrive. Its portable design is great for mobile workstation. On your macbook air, within the remote disc window, doubleclick on the name of. Rubberized painting hard case cover for apple macbook air pro 15 2012 2017 ebay. Macbook pro with cd rom drive released from late 20082012. But you can still use cds, dvds, blurays, and other optical discs on your mac. Whats in the box macbook air superdrive with attached usb cable users guide system requirements macbook air. A cd rom drive plays back cd roms, not dvds, but dvd rom drives can play both. Apple has discontinued its nonretina legacy macbook pro, the last mac it sold with a builtin cddvd drive. The last apple mac to ship with an optical cd or dvd drive was a in. The macbook air is a line of laptop computers developed and manufactured by apple inc.
The remote disc feature of your mac lets you use files stored on a cd or dvd hosted from another computer. On the mac that has an optical drive, choose system preferences from the apple menu. Just plugged it in to my computer, cd went right to itunes. Lecteur cd externe macbook air achat vente pas cher. If you think youll need an external drive mostly for bluray discs, most of them will also play dvds and cds but are not readablewritable. With your new mac devices, you are not able to run cds or dvds. Having this external drive you will be able to play and burn cds as well as dvds, create backup discs and install program software. The cd didnt come out so i followed the steps to eject it and it came out properly. If youre using a compatible disc and you dont see it from remote disc, make sure the sharing computer is turned on, is connected to the same network as your mac, and has a compatible cd or dvd in its optical drive. All you have to do is plug it into your computer using the usb cable. When i went to enter a cd to burn some songs onto it, the drive wouldnt accept any discs. Both the apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are compatible with. External dvd drive, usb type c ultraslim portable cd dvd rwdvd cd rom burner writer superdrive with high speed data transfer and touch eject button for mac macbook pro air imac laptop pc sliver.
Use the cd or dvd drive from another computer with your mac. Macbook cddvd drive wont read discs can it be fixed. Apple no longer sells a mac with a cd drive macrumors. The tricks here are similar to how youd access an optical drive on a windows ultrabook or. Enjoy low warehouse prices on namebrand macbooks products. Upgrade the ram and storage of nearly any apple computer at. The macbook air is designed to be as thin and as light as possible and so it does not include an optical drive of any kind.
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