Specifications

17Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Important: AfteryouinstalltheDVDorCDSharingSetuppackageontheotherMac,
makesureyouhavethelatestsoftwarebychoosingApple()>SoftwareUpdate.
InstallanyavailableMacOSXupdates.
Using an External Optical Drive
FordirectaccesstoCDsandDVDs,youcanattachanAppleMacBookAirSuperDriveto
aUSBportonyourMacmini.
Getting Additional Information onto Your Mac mini
Ifyouwanttoinstallthird-partyapplicationsfromaDVDorCD,youcaninstall
applicationsontoyourMacminiorshareinformationusingtheopticaldiscdriveon
anotherMacorWindowscomputer(ifDVDorCDSharingissetupandenabled).Read
thenextsectionformoreinformation.
Sharing Discs with DVD or CD Sharing
YoucanenableDVDorCDSharingonaMacorWindowscomputertousetheRemote
DiscfeatureofyourMacmini.RemoteDiscletsyousharethediscsyouinsertintothe
opticaldiscdriveoftheothercomputer.Somediscs,suchasDVDmoviesandgame
discs,maybecopy-protectedandthereforeunusablethroughDVDorCDSharing.
MakesureDVDorCDSharingisenabledonanyMacorWindowscomputeryouwant
topartnerwith.Forinformation,seepage16.