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?
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 This is a Chinese drive, and the the manufacturers web site is no longer maintained.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
