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tal1971 Author

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Read CDFS CD's, DVD's

I going to be getting an iMac early next year.

I have a large collection of CD's & DVD's that either have photos or data/programs on them. These disks were burned on a Windows computer.

When I get my iMac I am planning on installing Parallels Destop and Windows 7.

I was wondering will I be able to access/read these disks for to be able to view the photos and data?

Also I was wondering will I be able to access/read these disks for when I want to install a program off of it and onto Windows 7.

Thanks in advance.

Windows Vista, iPad (3rd Gen) 32GB iPhone 5 32GB

Posted on Oct 27, 2012 4:59 AM

21 replies

Oct 29, 2012 10:27 AM in response to babowa

I think that's what I said…

"…work only with the MBA, Mini and newer models which shipped without internal drives".

Nov 4, 2012 9:04 AM in response to noondaywitch

So, my internal drive on my iMac has started to fail to read cd's and dvd's. The drive whirrs a bit and then simply ejects the disc. I have tried various solutions but to no success. Assuming I can't sort this then I presume I need to get an external drive. If I am correct in reading this thread presumably any usb drive will work except an apple superdrive.

tal1971 Author

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Nov 4, 2012 9:08 AM in response to Ashburn247

Ashburn247 wrote:

So, my internal drive on my iMac has started to fail to read cd's and dvd's. The drive whirrs a bit and then simply ejects the disc. I have tried various solutions but to no success. Assuming I can't sort this then I presume I need to get an external drive. If I am correct in reading this thread presumably any usb drive will work except an apple superdrive.

I think you will get more help if you start your own post with your problem has your likely to get more help/replies 🙂

babowa

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Nov 4, 2012 9:21 AM in response to noondaywitch

Sorry - I had missed that....... 🙂

Nov 4, 2012 9:41 AM in response to Ashburn247

Ashburn247 wrote:

So, my internal drive on my iMac has started to fail to read cd's and dvd's. The drive whirrs a bit and then simply ejects the disc. I have tried various solutions but to no success. Assuming I can't sort this then I presume I need to get an external drive. If I am correct in reading this thread presumably any usb drive will work except an apple superdrive.

Not sure about "any" but certainly most. Firewire would be preferable for speed of reading/writing, but it depends what's available out there. (and if your Mac has a Firewire port)

Sorry I'm not able to make recommendations as I've had no cause to check this market, but be sure to check the tech specs for compatibility with your OS version.

Self-powered is better than bus-powered, if possible.

Nov 4, 2012 9:42 AM in response to babowa

No sweat babowa 😎

Read CDFS CD's, DVD's