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  • QuestionDoes this work with a MacBook Pro with MacOS Catalina version 10.15.3?

    Asked by Cam.

    • Answer Compatible Operating Systems include Mac OS X (v.10.7.5 or higher) . ^Daphane

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • Questioncan i plug this cd player into my car usb port and play music?

    Asked by Anonymous.

    • Answer The LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 will not work with the USB port in your car. It is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X Operating Systems and you need to install the software with the windows Install Disc for Windows for it to operate with those operating systems...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionAm I able to connect this to my smart TV and play DVD's? Do I need to download something to my smart TV or will it connect automatically and play?

    Asked by awimer.

    • Answer The LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 has a TV Connectivity function that allows you to connect it to your TV's USB port to enjoy videos, pictures and music saved on a DVD or CD disc. It is defaulted to ODD mode when it is powered on and with the tray open, you will need to press the 'Eject' button for two seconds and the LED indicator will turn on to alert you that it has switched on the TV mode...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionOkay have a new pc and there isn't a cd/dvd drive. I need an external drive and need to know if this particular model will allow me to do the following: 1) Install software from a disc to my pc? 2) Burn music and data files? 3) Play music and movies?

    Asked by DK417.

    • Answer Hi DK417. The only difference between this LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 and a built-in CD/DVD drive if you had one is just that one is internal and the other is an external device that connects via USB. It is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X Operating Systems and comes with an Install Disc for Windows (Power2Go; PowerBackup; Label print; You Cam; Manual). You will need to find Burner software to burn music and data files. System requirements are a Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or Higher(with USB 2.0) for basic performance (Recommended for optimal performance: Pentium IV 3.2 GHz or Higher) CPU, 256 MB or larger (Recommended: 512 MB) for memory, 20 GB or more free space. (The free space needed for writing depends on the quantity of data.) on your HDD, and 64 MB (Recommended: 128 MB) for the video memory...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionCan I use this on my tablet?

    Asked by Katie123.

    • Answer You will need to check the owner's manual for your tablet ot contact its manufacture to inquire if it is compatible with optical disc drives. If it is, you can use it with the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80. This drive is compatible with the Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X Operating Systems...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionCan I install a program that's on a disc onto my laptop?

    Asked by bob.

    • Answer Yes, this drive will allow you to copy files from the laptop to burn to a CD. ^Daphane

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionCan I use this drive to play (Sims4) games?

    Asked by Ann.

    • Answer The LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 has to be connected to a computer via its USB port. The supported Operating Systems are Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X. It has a TV Connectivity function that allows you to easily connect TVs, digital and photo frames via USB for playback. You should be able to play Sims™ 4 games with it, but we recommend you verify this with Electronic Arts Inc...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionSo this device will play music cds when connected to a receiver& speakers?

    Asked by Kenji.

    • Answer The LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 has to be connected to a computer via its USB port. The supported Operating Systems are Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X. It has a TV Connectivity function that allows you to easily connect TVs, digital and photo frames via USB for playback.It does not connect to receivers & speakers for playback...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionCan I find linux drivers for this device?

    Asked by DanielR.

    • Answer Hi DanielR. LG does not provide Linux drivers for the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80. Linux has a number of commands like dmesg, df, to check different properties like the CD/DVD-ROM device name, mount point etc. But if you want to get complete details like CD/DVD-ROM manufacture details, write and read speed details, Kernel driver which can communicate with this hardware you have to use a command called wodim. You will need to contact Linux for assistance and advise on how to obtain drivers...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionIs this compatible with MacBookPro Mac OS Catalina version 10.15.3?

    Asked by karen.

    • Answer The LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 is listed as being compatible with Mac OS X v.10.5.4 or Higher, Direct X 9.0 or Higher OPerating Systems. Regrettably, at the time this product was released, Mac OS Catalina version 10.15.3 had not been released yet...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionWill this work with a plasma tv that has a USB port but is not a smart TV?

    Asked by Jenster.

    • Answer You can switch the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80- from ODD (Optical Disc Drive) mode to TV Connectivity modeso you can plug it into the USB port on any TV regardless of whether it is a "Smart TV" or not...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionI have a paint shop pro software. Will it be able to download the program to my laptop through the external DVD player?

    Asked by Tiberius23.

    • Answer Hi Tiberius. Check the software for its system requirements for your laptop. If the laptop that you intend to download the Paint Shop Pro software to meets those requirements and it meets the system requirements for the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80, you will be able to use this drive to download the software to your laptop...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • Questionis this compatible with hp stream laptop?

    Asked by dani.

    • Answer We would need more details about your HO Stream Laptop to determine if the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 can be used with it. The SP80NB80 connects to any laptop via the USB port. It is compatible with the Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Operating Systems. It comes with a Software CD for Windows that includes DVD software for usage with Windows...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionCan I down load CD's containing windows office to my new computer?

    Asked by Domenica.

    • Answer Yes you can download and install Windows Office from a software CD with the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionHi I have a Samsung Chromebook Pro and I wanted to buy this CD drive player and I was wondering if I need an extra cord to buy in order to connect the CD player to the computer.

    Asked by samsung.

    • Answer A USB cable (micro plug) comes with the drive. ^Daphane

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionCan I upload a cd disc from this external drive to my dell computer?

    Asked by Brandy.

    • Answer Just as you would with an internal drive, you can upload a cd disc from the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black, Model # SP80NB80 to a computer...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionI am Looking for a external drive CD/DVD RW that does music and movies on the bottom and you can print on the top of the CDs and DVDs

    Asked by StanG.

    • Answer This disc drive is able to both read and write to discs. It cannot print colors onto a disc. ^CP

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionWill this work on Mac book pro 2017 model? Will it work with cd-rom?

    Asked by Retired.

    • Answer The LG Slim Portable DVD Writer DVD Disc Playback & DVD M-DISC™ Support, Model # SP80NB80 is compatible with the Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X version 10.7.5 or higher Operating Systems. ^Daphane

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionCan this be used on a chromebook?

    Asked by Anonymous.

    • Answer The short answer is yes, you can use the LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive, Model # SP80NB80, but there will be major limitations. Chromebooks can read CD, CD-RW, DVD, and DVD-RW, discs using a proper external USB DVD/CD drive. hrome OS can read files on these disks if they are a supported file formats. This means you can easily open image or audio files in ChromeOS from files on a CD or DVD but it doesnot have the necessary codecs to play DVD files. You can connect a CD or DVD player on a Chromebook and use it read read data files if you have a disk written in data format. You cannot play an audio CD or a movie on a DVD or Blu-ray and you cannot write anything to a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disk. Chrome OS does not support optical disks to let you play music or movies. The primary reason for this is that Chrome OS doesn’t come with codecs. Codecs are necessary to compress and decompress large files like DVD videos. If you want to play DVDs on your Chromebook, you’ll need to install Linux. External DVD drives aren’t officially supported on Chrome OS...^IFV

      Answered by LG Digital Customer Care

  • QuestionMy iMac is running out of RAM, even though I have eliminated some applications. Question: Is an external drive available for Mac that increases RAM?

    Asked by Anonymous.

    • Answer External drives do not increase a computers ram. Unfortunately, IMacs are all proprietary, so if you want more ram, you'll have to purchase a newer computer with what you want on it. Apple solders all their ram on their motherboards, so the consumer is forced to buy new, if they want more. Sorry!

      Answered by et645p