My Mac M1 will not recognize an external DVD drive. This drive works with Intel chip, but not M1. Has anyone found a workaround for this issue?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.3
If you open System Information from the Apple menu while holding the option key, is the drive in the USB list?
If you open System Information from the Apple menu while holding the option key, is the drive in the USB list?
I can verify that a drive purposely designed to work with macOS Monterey worked on my M1 mini, and still works on my M2 mini pro, as well as my M1 MBP M1 Pro — whether running Monterey 12.6.5, or Ventura 13.3.1 (a).
You drive might have benefited from a firmware update if the vendor continued to support it. Now, you probably are looking at a new DVD drive for M1 compatibility, or resign to using the current drive on Intel only.
The drive is plugged into the Mac. It is receiving power -- disk lights and spins after DVD inserted.
Since the drive works with an Intel Mac, I suspect that it is not correctly interfacing with OS. This is a Chinese drive, and the the manufacturers web site is no longer maintained.
You could be correct. It should at least show up in System Information…
I suppose the only way to be sure is if you have access to another Apple silicon Mac to test it on.
I only have a SuperDrive which works on my M1 MacBook Air. Which DVD drive do you have?
It is not in the USB list. I did load a DVD into the drive while it was connected. I have read that Mac will not recognize an external drive if no DVD is present.
It won't show in the Finder or Disk Utility without a disk but it should show up in the USB list if recognized. That's assuming it's plugged into a USB port. Are you using a hub?
Even my SuperDrive works which was designed like a hundred years ago. My guess is, without Ventura in mind. 😎
DVD drive with Mac M1
