Apple - SuperDrive 8x External USB drive is no longer working on my 2020 MacBook Air or my 2021 IMac 24.

I purchased a new Apple Superdrive in August of 2022 at the same time I purchased my 2021 IMac 24. This drive worked on both the IMac24 and my 2020 Macbook Air using a USB type c hub. I had not used it for a while and recently tried, and on both machines I get this message "USB Accessory Needs Power Connect "Apple USB...." to a USB port on this Mac". I have tried restarting with the SuperDrive attached ( this used to work in the past to get the IMac to recognize the drive) and have updated to Sonoma, and I am wondering if updating the OS is the problem.?