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Q: Hi, we have just got our new replacement desktop mac with mountain lion. We had a G5 that was irreparable. Now we are looking to see where we can put in our cd's as we just popped them into the side on the G5 but no joy here !

Hi, we have just got our new replacement desktop mac mountain lion osx 10.8.2,  as the G5 was irrepairable. Now we can't find where to put our discs ?!? Have they now done away with being able to burn discs and put software discs in now and just rely on downloads ?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 2, 2013 4:50 AM

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  • by Klaus1,Helpful

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Jan 2, 2013 5:24 AM in response to peeby01
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    Jan 2, 2013 5:24 AM in response to peeby01

    Have they now done away with being able to burn discs and put software discs in now and just rely on downloads ?

    Yes. There is no Superdrive. You cannot play DVDs or CDs.

     

    You will need to buy an external DVD player/burner. Almost all will do the job, just make sure you can connect it, as your iMac does not have Firewire or USB2 (USB3 is backwards compatible).

     

    Or there is of course the expensive one from Apple.

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    peeby01 peeby01 Jan 2, 2013 10:38 AM in response to Klaus1
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    Jan 2, 2013 10:38 AM in response to Klaus1

    Thankyou ! Happy Merry New Year ( :