Use another computer's optical drive On the Mac that doesn't have an optical drive, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window. Select Remote DiscRemote DiscAnswer: A: That is an option to use a different computer to read CDs or DVDs. If your computer doesn't have a DVD drive, you can put the DVD in the drive of a computer you're linked to and read it from there, remotely. Hence, 'remote disc'. under Locations in the sidebar, then double-click the computer that is sharing the optical drive you want to access. Click Connect.