Main results lg supermulti 24x internal dvdrwcdrw drive black. To do this, put one mac into target disk mode and connect it to a second mac. Ultraslim, this external disc drive also has the capability to write dvds and cds and can be hooked up to a mac or a pc using a usb connection. You can also share discs from the optical drive of another mac, or from a windows computer. Macs can boot into a target disk mode that causes them to function like an external hard drive. If you want to play dvd movies on a macbook pro, you will need an external dvd cd drive for mac, an usb cable, and the disc. Internal drive expand your macbook pro 17 with a new internal drive add up to 2. Mar 30, 2009 do you have link to similar place that will tell me how to reinstall the os on a macbook with a broken cd drive.
Apples plan to wipe out disc drives is nearly complete cnet. There are a couple of workarounds if you really need a cd or dvd drive. The apple usb superdrive is compatible with mac models from 2008 and later that dont have a builtin optical drive. Since apple doesnt offer a builtin cd dvd drive in its imac or macbook anymore, you need to buy an external cd or dvd drives of 2019.
The inch notebook had not been updated since june 2012, but. The mini displayport is purely a video out port, and cannot be used for data transfer, despite the identical connector in the 20172019 timeframe, most air have thunderbolt 3 or 2 and do support target disk mode. Using target disk mode is a great way to transfer lots of data between two macs, because firewire connections are super fast. Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac. This video combines three ways of getting an operating system from apple up and running and covers old. Superdrive dvdcd upgrades for apple macbook pro 17inch.
I have a macbook air and would like to buy an external cd drive to play cds and dvds. Macbook air, and macbook pro models doesnt support target disk mode. Shop for external portable cd drive online at target. Doubleclick on that icon and you should be able to see the contents of the disc. Dec 17, 2016 macbook pro 2011 insert and eject cd dvd noise stereo sound effect hq 96khz duration. Its also highly compatible and supports macbook, macbook air, imac, mac mini, and others. How to start up your mac from a bootable cddvd, usb thumb. How to install os x or macos onto a new blank hard drive. The best external dvd and cd drives are compact and lightweight, so they wont take much space in your bag but will be a great bonus for your 2in1 laptop or gaming pc. External cd drive for macbookair i have a macbook air and would like to buy an external cd drive to play cds and dvds. Macenstein on friday, february 8, 2008 4 comments i was reading an interesting post over at apple matters detailing gregory ng s recent trouble diagnosing a hardware issue he was having on his new macbook air. Nti dragonburn 4 dvdcd authoring software for mac 10 pieces of 8x dvdr media with minijewel cases.
How to boot your mac in target disk mode for easy file. No firewire on the macbook air unfortunately means no target disc mode posted by dr. Macbook, macbook air, and macbook pro models with usbc ports require a usbc to usb adapter sold separately to use apple usb superdrive. The fact is though, that none of apples new models currently on the market still possess a cd drive. The man pages for diskutil and asr are helpful if you run into little gotchas or. Five reasons to still love the inch macbook pro classic. The remote disc feature of your mac lets you use files stored on a cd or dvd hosted from another computer. How to install macos or os x on a new hard drive for your mac. Reboot the second mac and hold down the option key as it boots. Oct 27, 2016 apple has discontinued its nonretina legacy macbook pro, the last mac it sold with a builtin cd dvd drive. Unfollow external cd drive macbook air to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Apr 12, 2017 the remote disc feature of your mac lets you use files stored on a cd or dvd hosted from another computer. If your mac doesnt have a builtin optical drive and you need to use a cd or dvd, you can connect an external drive like the apple usb superdrive. Doubleclick or press the return key to boot your mac from the selected volume. Select your hard drive from the list that comes up on the screen. Apparently it has been reengineered to work with macs other than the mini and macbook air. See the compatibility list for mac computers and the apple usb superdrive or the macbook air superdrive. With the apple usb superdrive md564lla you will be able to watch movies on dvd, install software, create backup copies, and perform many other tasks. The simplest way to install macos or os x on a new hard drive is by using internet recovery mode. The macbook air is designed to be as thin and as light as possible and so it does not include an optical drive of any kind. Enter the lg portable external dvdrw drive in black. Macbook pro 16 display with touch bar intel core i7 16gb memory amd radeon pro 5300m 512gb ssd latest model space gray. External dvd drive is a great solution if you own a netbook or your pc has a broken builtin dvd drive. Macbook air 11inch, early 2015 macbook pro inch, 2020 macbook pro 16inch, 2019. The tricks here are similar to how youd access an optical drive on a windows ultrabook or.
If your mac is from before 2009 or never had os x lion, click here to jump to the next section. Yes you can, its called target disk mode, and it involves making the macbook a slave drive to the mba. There are several reasons why your mac wont recognize a drive. Apple has begun to stop installing cd dvd drives since the introduction of macbook air in january 2008. To cut the copy time in half, though, try target disk mode instead. For all devices, an additional supported option for transferring data between two macbook air. A bit like a small car, if you like, it doesnt have a big boot to cart around, so too does macbook air, it doesnt have an optical drive as you dont needuse it all the time. But you can still use cds, dvds, blurays, and other optical discs on your mac. Dec 15, 2014 apples macbook air, along with many other macs, no longer includes an optical drive. Macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac late 2012 and later. Ive only had macbook laptops going back 10years, got all my family and most friends on iphones and other apple products due to higher quality ive experienced over that time right up until my incredible durable last generation macbook air. To do this, you have to hook the slave machine up to the host machine mba with either firewire or thunderbolt cables and reboot the slav.
The 2016 macbook pro offers target disk mode over usb, in addition. External disc drive for mac is convenient as it provides direct access to discs. Apple has discontinued its nonretina legacy macbook pro, the last mac it sold with a builtin cddvd drive. Use the cd or dvd drive from another computer with your. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. How to boot your mac in target disk mode for easy file transfers. Open disk utility in the utilities folder of your applications folder, select the disc, and choose file eject. Transfer files between two mac computers using target disk mode. On your macbook air, within the remote disc window, doubleclick on the name of the mac that has the media drive.
Apples branded playableburnable cd dvd drive is the perfect complement to your imac or macbook pro unless you have a late 2016 or newer macbook pro, in which case youll need the usbc to usb adapter. Jun 07, 2017 for computers that did not ship with an optical drive and do not have the apple usb superdrive, you can use cd or dvd sharing to access a cd or dvd in another computers optical drive. The macbook lacks thunderbolt and firewire interfaces, which are required for target disk mode tdm, in which a mac is mounted on another mac as a drive. If you want to play dvd movies on a macbook pro, you will need an external dvdcd drive for mac, an usb cable, and the disc. I have a snow leopard dvd as devdisk5 and my usb is devdisk6. This will further ask you to log into your apple account. Macbook air is a thin, lightweight laptop from apple. Mac target disk mode includes usb the ivanexpert mac blog. Apr 01, 2020 its portable design is great for mobile workstation. These types of discs are not supported by dvd or cd sharing. Apple no longer sells a mac with a cd drive macrumors. When you wake your mac up, for whatever reason, your external drive does not wake up. Highlight the volume you want to use by using your mouse or trackpad, or left and right arrow keys on the keyboard.
Then i bought this thing in dec 2018 macbook air retina 2018. Macbook pro 2011 insert and eject cd dvd noise stereo sound effect hq 96khz duration. This mac external cd drive is designed for the owners of macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac starting from 2012, mac mini starting from 2009, mac pro starting from 20. If youve recently upgraded to a new imac or macbook pro, youre probably going to need an optical drive if you want to continue importing your movies and music to itunes, or just access the content on your discs. Shop for laptop computer dvd drive online at target. Because it is a fullsized notebook but only weighs three pounds, the laptop falls into a category that vendors are currently calling ultraportable. Sep 14, 2015 how to start up your mac from an external usb storage device if your usb thumb drive, usbbased external disk or flash storage contains a usable operating system or an os x installer, you can select it at boot time using os xs builtin feature called startup manager, which can be invoked via a simple keystroke. If you have a disk already mounted and your system goes to sleep, it also powers down ports, including usb ports. This method will work on any imac, macbook, mac mini, mac pro, macbook air and macbook pro.
No firewire on the macbook air unfortunately means no target. Having this external drive you will be able to play and burn cds as well as dvds, create backup discs and install program software. Ultraslim, this external disc drive also has the capability to write dvds and cds. The macbook air 11inch is by far in my opinion the best, most portable notebook you can buy. Do you have link to similar place that will tell me how to reinstall the os on a macbook with a broken cd drive. The tricks here are similar to how youd access an optical drive on a windows ultrabook or similar pc that doesnt include an optical drive of its own.
To install software from a disc, the consumer has two options. One of the footnotes to apples recent press event introducing the ipad air and updating the retina display macbook pro was the stay of execution given to. Select it and the os x operating system from the first mac will boot on the second mac. Product title kootion 60gb portable external ssd drive usb 3. Jul 16, 2019 this method will work on any imac, macbook, mac mini, mac pro, macbook air and macbook pro. If you need an optical drive which many users do not anymore you can purchase apples external usb superdrive.
Into the mac with the media drive, insert a data cd or dvd. Choose apple menu restart and hold down the mouse or trackpad button until the disc ejects. To use the above mentioned discs with a computer without an optical drive, use the macbook air superdrive. This mode is only available on apple computers made after 2009 that were running os x lion or later. When a mac that supports target disk mode is started with the t key held down, its operating system does not boot.
Make offer optical drive writer burner external usb2. The macbook air does not have a cd, dvd, or superdrive. I know that apple sells this part but i cannot find it in accesories. First plug in the external drive to a usb port that you know works with other devices now insert a dvd movie that you know w. Connect one mac to another mac and you can access its files in the finder. Instead, the macs firmware enables its drives to behave as a scsi, firewire. Can i connect a macbook to my macbook air and use it for. If there are several usb storage devices connected to your mac, startup manager will only list the ones containing bootable volumes. How to use cds, dvds, and blurays on a mac without an. Target disk mode is not supported on macbook air that lack a true thunderbolt port.
External hard drive macbook air inch, early 2015 2017. The specialty computer trimmed the macbook pros inchthick size by getting rid of the disc drive and many of the ports. With the above steps you can now easily boot your macbook pro from your external hard drive. Ejecting a cd or dvd when all else failsfirst, quit all applications that are using files on the disc. After the installation, the pc will boot from the external hard drive. It should just work, i have been doing exactly that for many years and external dvds have always worked on my macs. An easier way to play dvd discs on macbook proair without optical drive. Target disk mode is a boot mode unique to macintosh computers. Apples macbook air, along with many other macs, no longer includes an optical drive. If you think youll need an external drive mostly for bluray discs, most of them will also play dvds and cds but are not readablewritable. However, because its so thin it takes out everything that is extra space. Youll see the first macs drive as a boot device option on the second mac.
Boot from an external drive on macbook pro toms guide forum. But its less handy when users need to play a disc on the road. I have another macbook with a working cd dvd drive. The inch notebook had not been updated since june 2012, but it remained available for. Macbook air retina, inch, 2018 2019 macbook air 11inch, early 2015 macbook pro inch, 2020. Heres the list of options and features you should always take into. All this started with the arrival of the macbook air in 2008. How to get my mac to recognize an external dvd drive quora. The difference in the part number is for the difference in the target country. Here are terminal commands for rolling your own installer like the readonly one that ships with current macbook air. Use the cd or dvd drive from another computer with your mac.