This one has me stumped. Can anyone help?
The internal DVD drive on my MacBook (running 10.5.8) no longer works. So I bought a Samsung SE-SO84 external USB-powered DVD drive, primarily in order to upgrade my MacBook to 10.6. However, when plugged into my MacBook, the Samsung drive won't read my Snow Leopard install disk.
I have established:
- that my new iMac desktop will read the Snow Leopard install DVD fine when I put it in its internal DVD drive (so presumably the disk isn't damaged)
- that my new iMac will read DVDs - including this one - when I plug the Samsung external drive into it (so presumably the drive itself isn't faulty)
- that my MacBook will read my iWork install disk when the new Samsung drive is plugged in (so presumably there's not a general compatibility problem between the MacBook and the Samsung drive)
Basically, when I put the Snow Leopard DVD in the external drive when it's plugged into the MacBook, it tries to spin up, then there's a little mechanical 'click' and it goes quiet for a few seconds, before trying to spin up again. I can't boot from it.
Can anyone suggest anything that might help here? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Sam
The internal DVD drive on my MacBook (running 10.5.8) no longer works. So I bought a Samsung SE-SO84 external USB-powered DVD drive, primarily in order to upgrade my MacBook to 10.6. However, when plugged into my MacBook, the Samsung drive won't read my Snow Leopard install disk.
I have established:
- that my new iMac desktop will read the Snow Leopard install DVD fine when I put it in its internal DVD drive (so presumably the disk isn't damaged)
- that my new iMac will read DVDs - including this one - when I plug the Samsung external drive into it (so presumably the drive itself isn't faulty)
- that my MacBook will read my iWork install disk when the new Samsung drive is plugged in (so presumably there's not a general compatibility problem between the MacBook and the Samsung drive)
Basically, when I put the Snow Leopard DVD in the external drive when it's plugged into the MacBook, it tries to spin up, then there's a little mechanical 'click' and it goes quiet for a few seconds, before trying to spin up again. I can't boot from it.
Can anyone suggest anything that might help here? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Sam