After days of frustration have finally discovered that an Apple USB SuperDrive will not work with a new iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021) if you're using a powered USB hub (I was using a UGreen 4-Port USB 3.0). I swapped that for a simple Anker USB-C to USB 3.1 Adapter and it worked perfectly. Shouldn't this be made clear to stop problems like this occurring?
iMac, OS X 10.11
This is not a problem in Apple's eyes. The drive is designed to be attached directly to the iMac itself so it can draw design basis power. The problem is some hubs are insufficient for the Superdrive, not that the Superdrive has bad or useless power needs.
“It connects to your Mac* with a single USB Type-A cable that’s built into the SuperDrive.” https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD564LL/A/apple-usb-superdrive.
Additionally, Apple doesn’t make or sell USB hubs - guess why 😉
Additionally, Apple doesn’t make or sell USB hubs - guess why 😉
Your link shows Apple sells the Satechi hub!
Good point! Although, it’s not really a hub, it’s a multi-port adapter…the word “hub” doesn’t exist in the description😉
Poor choice of word on my part. A rose by any other name is still a rose.
USB Super Drive problem should be made clear
