2010 iMac-CD loads into VM instead of iMac

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I run VM Fusion for the few apps that I have not been able to substitute. With VM open on the Dock, if I load a CD, the CD is recognized in VM, not on the iMac.

Is there a way to point the CD drive to the iMac when both machines are active or do I have to suspend VM before loading a CD?

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Charlie
 
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I'm not sure how to change the default behavior off-hand, but you can toggle how the CD is mounted using the Virtual Machine menu:

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There's also a little control for disc handling on the VM window:

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