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<blockquote data-quote="Bravenger" data-source="post: 1404466" data-attributes="member: 250548">Hi everyone,I am in need of some help and advise please...I own a Black MacBook4,1 (built late 2008).&nbsp; Currently running on OS X Leopard 10.5.8I bought this MacBook 2nd hand at the beginning of 2011 via eBay.&nbsp; It didn't come with any CDs/DVDs or Install Discs of any description.The internal CD/DVD Drive does not recognise Film DVDs, Retail Music CDs or the OS X Snow Leopard Disc I have just purchased to upgrade my MacBook system, but it does read/play MP3 CDs.&nbsp; I have attempted to use Disk Utility several times to diagnose &amp; repair the errors but to no avail.I have used an old Toshiba laptop to copy the contents of the new Snow Leopard Disc onto an SD Card with the idea of installing the new OS X via my SD Card through an USB port.&nbsp; Is this possible and if so, should I be aware of anything in particular?&nbsp; If this isn't possible does anyone have any ideas/suggestions, please?&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, does anyone have a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857E for sale or can you recommend where I might get hold of one please?&nbsp; (I'm also thinking of locating a MacBook which is going for spares/repairs...)Like a lot of people at the moment, I am experiencing some very tough financial challenges so I really don't have a lot of money.&nbsp; However, I do need my notebook for my work and for the new business venture I am embarking on so, I will do what is necessary to keep it up and running properly.Many thanks and kind regards,Nigel. N.E. England.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bravenger, post: 1404466, member: 250548"] Hi everyone, I am in need of some help and advise please... I own a Black MacBook4,1 (built late 2008). Currently running on OS X Leopard 10.5.8 I bought this MacBook 2nd hand at the beginning of 2011 via eBay. It didn't come with any CDs/DVDs or Install Discs of any description. The internal CD/DVD Drive does not recognise Film DVDs, Retail Music CDs or the OS X Snow Leopard Disc I have just purchased to upgrade my MacBook system, but it does read/play MP3 CDs. I have attempted to use Disk Utility several times to diagnose & repair the errors but to no avail. I have used an old Toshiba laptop to copy the contents of the new Snow Leopard Disc onto an SD Card with the idea of installing the new OS X via my SD Card through an USB port. Is this possible and if so, should I be aware of anything in particular? If this isn't possible does anyone have any ideas/suggestions, please? Also, does anyone have a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857E for sale or can you recommend where I might get hold of one please? (I'm also thinking of locating a MacBook which is going for spares/repairs...) Like a lot of people at the moment, I am experiencing some very tough financial challenges so I really don't have a lot of money. However, I do need my notebook for my work and for the new business venture I am embarking on so, I will do what is necessary to keep it up and running properly. Many thanks and kind regards, Nigel. N.E. England. [/QUOTE]

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