Can I use my old Mac as an external hard drive?

To make a Mac act as an external hard disk, you can put it in Target Disk Mode and connect it to another Mac with a FireWire or Thunderbolt cable, as follows: Note: Target Disk Mode is available on most recent Macs; however, computers that do not have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports are excluded.

How do I use a CD drive on my Mac on another computer?

Set up a Mac to share its optical drive

1. On a Mac that has an optical drive connected, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing .
2. Select the DVD or CD Sharing checkbox.
3. To be notified when a computer tries to access your optical drive, select “Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.”

Will a macbook pro turn on without a hard drive?

As long as it is connected to the Mac at startup you can boot from it with the Option key, and it doesn’t matter if there is no drive in the Mac itself. It just needs a bootable volume somewhere. There is even a way to start up a Mac with no drives connected.

What can I do with my old Mac hard drive?

As readers have confirmed, their older iMacs, MacBooks, and Mac Pros have seen dramatic improvements with new SSDs. But some people were left with a question: what should I do with my Mac’s old hard drive? Throw it away? A great answer: put it in an external hard drive enclosure and keep using it!

Does Apple Mac have disc drive?

All iMacs come with an optical drive, which Apple calls a SuperDrive. Unlike drives that have a tray that extends from the computer, the SuperDrive consists of a slot into which you insert a disk. The iMac’s optical drive can read CDs, CD data disks, DVDs and DVD data disks.

Why is there a remote disc on my Mac?

The “Remote Disk” option is there to allow the Mac user access to a CD or DVD disc loaded into a separate computer (another optical drive-equipped Mac, or a similarly-equipped PC running the necessary Windows application) on the same network, as though that drive were connected directly to the Mac.

How do I boot my Mac without a hard drive?

How to Boot from an External Device on Restart with Mac Boot Manager

1. Connect the external drive or device to the Mac.
2. Reboot the Mac and after the startup chime hold down the OPTION key during boot until you see the boot selection menu.
3. Click the external volume to boot from it.

Can MacBook Pro boot without SSD?

You can’t boot a 2017 iMac Pro or a 2019 Mac Pro without the NAND blades (it’s not an SSD, but a bank of NAND chips and buffers without the controller) since it’s the storage of the T-2 and the BootROM is stored there.