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Hi I have a 2006/7 MAC 24 with ann internal cd that does not work. Have tried cleaning it but no success.

I am now trying to connect an external USB cd/dvd drive but the MAC does not seem to recognise it.

Am I missing some sort of setup procedure?

Any help appreciated

Mike
 
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There's no special procedure, and pretty much any external drive should work. There is one exception to this: Apple's DVD player will not play DVDs off an external drive. Well... maybe they will if it's an Apple-branded external DVD drive, but not any others I've used. What drive are you using, and what are you trying to do, or what is "failing" to happen?
 
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Thanks for response

It is a cheap external USB cd-ROM Dynamode is the name

I am trying to upgrade operating system to Snow Leapard on my son's MAC. I have tried another disc and neither actually load. I also can't see the CD drive under Finder. Beginning to wonder if I have the wrong CD drive. It odes not mention DVD on the box!

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It is a cheap external USB cd-ROM Dynamode is the name

I am trying to upgrade operating system to Snow Leapard on my son's MAC. I have tried another disc and neither actually load. I also can't see the CD drive under Finder. Beginning to wonder if I have the wrong CD drive. It odes not mention DVD on the box!

BINGO! If it doesn't have a DVD logo on it, then it likely doesn't support it. This one, for example, is CD-only.
 
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Yep Bingo. Cheers.

Thanks to Maplin for swapping.

Wait for more posts as I go about upgrade!

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