That re-install DVD worked like a charm when I inserted it in the new External Disk Drive. He walked through re-installing the applications, using the re-install DVD that came with the iMac. I just spent a long time on an Apple "Chat" with an excellent Chatter who also seemed to think that it did have a DVD Player. I keep being told by people on this discussion site that my Mac 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) came "bundled" with a DVD Player.
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If you need an optical drive that works with your year and model Mac, look at these. Your Asus drive IS NOT COMPATIBLE with OS X. No mention of compatibility with Macs OR OS X. I checked your Asus optical drive specs on Amazon and it is only compatible with Windows computers. After I’ve plowed through iMovie, iTunes, and iDVD – when I’m ready to burn! – how do I indicate that I wish to burn using the new External Optical drive ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U, rather than OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H -which is the original (now non-functioning) burner built into the computer? If you’ve been charitable enough to read this far, let me tell you the next obstacle I anticipate meeting. Next Question (not quite so dumb): Since I’m mainly interested in burning DVDs, can I proceed on the assumption that the External Optical drive ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U will successfully burn my next masterpiece, even though I cannot view a DVD using it? (I think I already know the answer.) Does this mean my Mac OS X 10.6.8 cannot play a DVD? Pardon the dumb-soundingness of this next question. I’ve gone to Apple menu>About This Mac>More Info> then to the Hardware list, selected ATA to find “This computer doesn’t contain any ATA devices.” To discover if my Mac has a DVD Player, I followed the Mac Help instructions. BUPs lead me to iTunes (Movies), where the video does not appear.
VOBs lead me to iPhoto where I am told the files are unreadable. The VIDEO_TS leads me to a large number of. However, when I click onto the Disk, I get a rectangle with folders AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS. The Mac recognizes the new drive, and when I insert a DVD into it, the Disk with its title appears on my desktop. I am testing out a brand-new External Optical drive ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U for use with my Mac OS X 10.6.8.
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