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Version: 5.0

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DVD-Drive opens and closes rapidly

Feedback Type: Commentary

Contributed by: Jedih Monday, November 12 2007 @ 03:18 AM PST

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Over One Year

Recommend Product: YES

Whenever I open my DVD-drive in Parallels Desktop, it opens and then closes directly. I have allmost no time to insert a DVD or a CD. This doesn't happen when Parallels isn't running. Very annoying!!!

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DVD-Drive opens and closes rapidly - ThomasHarte

Parallels is grabbing your DVD and piping it to the virtualised machine. Go to Devices->CD/DVD ROM 1->Disconnect to return the DVD to your OS X desktop. You can connect the DVD to your virtual machine again later using the same menu.

If you don't like the default behaviour of grabbing DVDs as they are inserted, use Parallels to open your virtual machine but don't start it. Then go to Edit->Virtual Machine..., click on CD/DVD-ROM 1, and untick "connect at startup".

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Saturday, November 17 2007 @ 05:23 PM PST