Hi I just got a new i5, 256 ssd macbook air(my first mac) with the samsung se-s084d external dvd drive. I tried to use the drive to watch the Dark Knight on DVD (original, not copied or burned) but it wouldn't load on the Apple dvd software. I also tried it on bootcamp Windows 7 and that didn't work either. Any one else having this problem? The dvd drive seems to work ok on my older Lenovo (win7).
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Macbook Air with Samsung SE-S084D
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I have a similar, older model and it worked okay for me in terms of reading data discs. Not tried any movies and I can't at the moment as I'm away, but does the drive work for any sort of disc?
Did you connect both USB's to the mac air or go with single? I wonder if that'll make a difference. Also, did you have to update the drivers or anything?
Single USB plug, no updates. I just stuck the DVD in the drive and away it all went.
I only tried one DVD, (lion, witch and wardrobe) I'll try with some others later to confirm and let you know the results. But I'm away from home for a couple of hours.
The Apple DVD application doesn't play well with non-Apple external DVD drives. You have two options.
1) Edit 2 values in the DVD Framework files (tested on 10.6, not sure about 10.7): 10.6: Make DVD Player work with external DVD drives
2) Use VLC or some other third party media player to play DVDs.
1) Edit 2 values in the DVD Framework files (tested on 10.6, not sure about 10.7): 10.6: Make DVD Player work with external DVD drives
2) Use VLC or some other third party media player to play DVDs.