My Superdrive (about 6 yrs old) will not let me insert a CD/DVD it goes in and then gets resistance and has about half an inch of CD outside. it is connected to an Satechi Aluminum USB-C Multiport Pro Adapter to a new iMac 24". Can anyone help? Thanks
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
Nope…
The SuperDrive is probably okay, just lacking power.
Satechi has usually labeled their products that do or do not provide power sufficient for SuperDrive.
The Apple USB-C to USB-A adapter does provide sufficient power for SuperDrive, as do some other adapters.
The drive may have failed and may need replacing. I would recommend replacing it with one from www.macsales.com which specializes in Macs. You can find their selection of external drives by clicking https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives. The one I'd recommend for general needs is the https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3USD24/.
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If you do a lot of CDs and DVDs especially burning, then I also recommend getting the more robust drive that rkaufmann87 suggest’s.
If you only occasionally download a CD or watch a DVD, then you can save a lot by replacing the Apple USB Supper Drive with a $40 LG DVD/CD drive.
for example > https://www.target.com/p/lg-8x-portable-external-dvd-rw-drive-black-sp80/-/A-15701034
Did it work before with adapter? If not try another adapter before replacing. My Super drive works fine
Apple USB SuperDrive
