How to Read a Mini-CD

Hi,

No, the slot loading drive in your iMac does not accept mini-CDs. Do not, I repeat, do not, under any circumstances insert the mini-cd into the optical drive. It will more than likely get stuck and will prove to be a costly repair excercise.

The only alternative that I can think of is to invest in an external drive that can accept mini-cds. Alternatively, perhaps someone you know who has a drive that accepts mini-cds can make a copy for you on a normal size CD.

Kryten

I would say the odds are overwhelming that whatever software that is will not work in your mac anyway, since there hasn't been a trayloading mac drive since the G4 imac. Nobody in their right mind would put Tiger-compatible software on that kind of disc.

Those mini cd thingss are poison to slot-loading optical drives. Don't let it near your computer.

I find it puzzling that any software company would be so short-sighted as to send out Macintosh-compatible software on a media form that obviously cannot be used in Mac computers. Is it also available on floppy disks ???

Any company that has legitimate commercial software available on mini-CD will obviously have it on full-sized CD as well.

If you actually paid for the program you call them or email and request another copy on a normal disk.

If the Mini disk is just a free business card or product promo then toss it.

M

If you know someone with a tray based drive, have them move the CD iamge to a full size disk.

Barbara Brundage wrote:
I would say the odds are overwhelming that whatever software that is will not work in your mac anyway, since there hasn't been a trayloading mac drive since the G4 imac. Nobody in their right mind would put Tiger-compatible software on that kind of disc.

I agree that it's odd to put Mac software on a small-sized disc, so it's possible it isn't compatible. Aren't all the PowerMac & Mac Pro drives tray-loading though?

Aren't all the PowerMac & Mac Pro drives tray-loading though?

Yeah they are, now that I think about it, Will, but it seems odd to create software in a form usable by only one model computer. Given the OP's other post, I would bet this is old or incompatible software, maybe.