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iMac 24" early 2008: CD/DVD superdrive problem!
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<blockquote data-quote="Chilbear" data-source="post: 1328752" data-attributes="member: 32643"><p>If you could reinstall Lion - was it using the Superdrive via DVD? If you insert a music CD into Lion does it mount? I would bet that you could use your MacBook as a firewire connected and use that DVD drive to mount the DVDs as needed - use the "T" on startup (connect first then start the MB) as if you were to start using Migration Assistant.</p><p></p><p>I have had a CD/DVD get caught in that Parallels trap and found that shutting down Parallels and then restarting the iMac, had the DVD pop up in Snow Leopard. I have one 24 using Lion and a second in SLeopard. Both use V6 of Parallels.</p><p></p><p>I would settle down the iMac first then install the Parallels making sure it finds the latest upgrade to your version - version 6 works fine I have found. I have version 6.0.12106 loaded on this machine running Lion.</p><p></p><p>In response to your OP I agree that I would buy an external over fixing an older machine. Perhaps not buying the external and investing into a newer machine will make more sense. This machine I am typing on is a white iMac first version and it is giving bad video signs some days. We are now thinking of investing into a new/refurbish machine on Black Friday if the deals present itself. Of course external drives are cheap so that certainly is a valid option but I would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the internal drive is not FUBARed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chilbear, post: 1328752, member: 32643"] If you could reinstall Lion - was it using the Superdrive via DVD? If you insert a music CD into Lion does it mount? I would bet that you could use your MacBook as a firewire connected and use that DVD drive to mount the DVDs as needed - use the "T" on startup (connect first then start the MB) as if you were to start using Migration Assistant. I have had a CD/DVD get caught in that Parallels trap and found that shutting down Parallels and then restarting the iMac, had the DVD pop up in Snow Leopard. I have one 24 using Lion and a second in SLeopard. Both use V6 of Parallels. I would settle down the iMac first then install the Parallels making sure it finds the latest upgrade to your version - version 6 works fine I have found. I have version 6.0.12106 loaded on this machine running Lion. In response to your OP I agree that I would buy an external over fixing an older machine. Perhaps not buying the external and investing into a newer machine will make more sense. This machine I am typing on is a white iMac first version and it is giving bad video signs some days. We are now thinking of investing into a new/refurbish machine on Black Friday if the deals present itself. Of course external drives are cheap so that certainly is a valid option but I would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the internal drive is not FUBARed. [/QUOTE]
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