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    Using MBP as external DVD drive

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sharpsees, Oct 2, 2007.

  1. sharpsees

    sharpsees Notebook Consultant

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    I have a really old computer that has its CD-RW broken..

    It's completely riddled with viruses, spyware, random applications, almost everything you can imagine.

    I have a WinXP CD that I can use to format the computer, but I don't want to spend any money on external CD drives.

    Now that I'll be getting my MBP back in a couple days, I'm wondering if there's a way to use the MBP's DVD drive as my old computer's, somehow connecting them so I can wipe the old computer again.

    Thanks.
     
    sharpsees, Oct 2, 2007
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  2. SaferSephiroth

    SaferSephiroth The calamity from within

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    Maybe you can do it over a network?
     
    SaferSephiroth, Oct 2, 2007
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  3. Rawjamaican

    Rawjamaican Notebook Consultant

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    You should be able to set your DVD as a shared drive, then, as SaferSephiroth suggests, connect over a network. There are sites all over the web that will show you how to connect a Mac to a PC. You won't, however, be able to boot the PC from the Mac DVD (I don't believe).
     
    Rawjamaican, Oct 2, 2007
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