Ill be brief.
I bought an Archgon external blu ray burner. I want to use it with Toast Titanium 14. My new macbook pro does not have a CD drive and the external burner needs me to put in the disc it came with so my macbook will recognize it. Should I send it back? Or what option do I have so I can use the external burner?
Not great with the technical terms so any info/directions in layman's terms would be much appreciated. Thanks guys 😐
What happens when y connect the optical drive?
Will it read (and burn) CDs and DVDs?
Special software should only be required to read and write BluRay disks.
That software may also be included in Toast.
Does Archgon say it will work with a Mac.
What happens when y connect the optical drive?
Will it read (and burn) CDs and DVDs?
Special software should only be required to read and write BluRay disks.
That software may also be included in Toast.
Does Archgon say it will work with a Mac.
Put in the disc that came with it or call the vendor or mfgr. for support.
the external burner needs me to put in the disc it came with so my macbook will recognize it.
😐
Macs do not need additional software for external optical drives to work, the CD will be for Windows computers.
Just connect the drive and use Toast.
Hey guys,
When I plug in the external drive Toast does not recognize the external drive. It says this...
YES, archon support told me it will work with Mac. They only have email support i think so its hard to get ahold of them since they're international.
If you put a regular CD and DVD and writable ones does the Mac recognize them and either play them allow you to burn DVDs and CDs?
Is the optical drive powered by AC power pr powered by the USB buss/ Sometimes bus powered ones are problematic.
lllaass,
Mac does not recognize the external drive at all.
Here is the plug. and then the usb to the macbook
here is the plug and then usb to the macbook
Does the DVD drive have it's own power supply? If it does not return it and get a power DVD burner. I would recommend contacting OWC (www.macsales.com), they can help you select an external DVD burner for you MM and MB.
No, it does not. Okay thank you for your help.
Like I said, bus powered ones can be problematic.
Was it supplied with a "double plug" cable?
I have an LG SuperBlu Multi drive and it was supplied with a USB cable
that had two plugs at the computer end. One was the actual data interface
and the other was simply a power source. So, it tapped power from 2 USB
ports allowing it to work.
Personally, I stick with the major manufacturers like LG, Samsung, and Sony
and avoid "second tier" vendors.
External Blu Ray Burner on New Mac without CD drive?
