Computer Mac Mini User's Guide

52 Chapter 3 Using Your Mac mini
Using Your Optical Drive
You can install or use software from CDs and DVDs using your optical drive. You can
play music from audio CDs and play DVD movies. You can also burn music CDs that
can play in most CD players, and you can save documents and other files on CD-R and
CD-RW discs.
If your Mac mini has a SuperDrive, you can burn your home movies to make video
DVDs that can be played in most home DVD players. You can burn music CDs that can
play in most CD players, and save documents and other files to blank CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD±R, DVD±RW, or DVD+R Double Layer (DL) discs using the Finder. You can store
nearly twice as much data (up to 8.54 GB) on a DVD+R DL disc.
Note: If you have data on floppy disks, use an external USB floppy disk drive to transfer
the data to your Mac mini. You can purchase an external USB floppy disk drive from an
Apple Authorized Reseller, an Apple Store retail location, or the online Apple Store at
www.apple.com/store/.
Warning: The optical drive in your Mac mini supports standard circular 12 cm discs.
Irregularly shaped discs or discs smaller than 12 cm are not supported. Noncircular or
small discs may become lodged in the drive. If a disc becomes lodged in the drive,
see the troubleshooting information on page 63.
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