need help external dvd on imac

sinonoums · sinonoums #1 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 04:42 PM

Hi I have an imac g3 mac os 10.4.11 and am trying to use an AMACOM external dvd player to watch dvds, however when I switch it on nothing happens. also it has a red light on top, not sure if this should stay red or not. I tried putting a dvd and a cd in but still nothing happens, no icon on desktop or in disk utility, Help please.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 05:27 PM

How about a model number for that Amacom DVD player? There are many different models shown when I do a search. Need to determine if the one you have is compatible with that G3 iMac.

sinonoums · sinonoums #3 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 07:02 PM

it dosnt seem to have a model number anywhere on it all it says is usb2 Im unsure about usb2 compatability however as I have an sd card reader that says usb2 on it and it works on my mac

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

03-18-2012, 05:26 PM

Is the optical drive also mains powered?

A USB2 device on an iMac G3 may simply be unable to get enough power from the USB port. Card reader draws much less power than an optical drive.

sinonoums · sinonoums #5 (**permalink**)

03-19-2012, 10:31 AM

the dvd drive is mains powered

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,986 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	03-17-2012, 05:27 PM How about a model number for that Amacom DVD player? There are many different models shown when I do a search. Need to determine if the one you have is compatible with that G3 iMac. Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,079 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	03-18-2012, 05:26 PM Is the optical drive also mains powered? A USB2 device on an iMac G3 may simply be unable to get enough power from the USB port. Card reader draws much less power than an optical drive. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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Member Since: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 3	03-17-2012, 04:42 PM Hi I have an imac g3 mac os 10.4.11 and am trying to use an AMACOM external dvd player to watch dvds, however when I switch it on nothing happens. also it has a red light on top, not sure if this should stay red or not. I tried putting a dvd and a cd in but still nothing happens, no icon on desktop or in disk utility, Help please.
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Member Since: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 3	03-19-2012, 10:31 AM the dvd drive is mains powered
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