My cd player is nor recognize on my iMac

dae66 wrote:

Plugged my Apple CD player into a hub using

a USB port.

I could be mistaken, but the Apple USB SuperDrive seems to have a reputation on these forums for being a bit finicky about where it is plugged in. As in, maybe it will work with a hub port, maybe not.

Other things to check:

• Whether your Finder {Settings/Preferences} are set up to show the drive on the Desktop and in the Sidebar
• Whether you have a disc in the drive (it's the volumes on the discs that show up on the Desktop)

[Edited by Moderator]

So you plugged the Apple USB SuperDrive into the Apple USB-C to USB adapter, and plugged that adapter into one of the USB-C / Thunderbolt or plain USB-C ports on your 24" M1 or M3 iMac?