Using an apple macbook air superdrive with a nonapple pc. Heres how you can make your superdrive work with windows. How to connect the apple usb superdrive apple support. Whether youre at the office with your mac mini, or on the road with your macbook air or macbook pro retina display model. Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac mac. How to use apple superdrive with windows computers techinform. The superdrive only works with standard 120 mm round discs. Since 1987, macmall has been supplying mac computers, mac software, ipods, ipad accessories and more apple brand products and consumer electronics to. Tried plugging into multiple usb ports thunderbolt display, directly to mac pro, etc, tried different disks.
Whether youre at the office or on the road, you can play and burn both cds and dvds with the apple usb superdrive. Hacker tnkgrl did, and she embarked on some hardware research to find out just what. The ultimate guide to ejecting a stuck disc from mac superdrive. May 01, 2010 intel macs are able to boot from usb, so while the superdrive is connected, either choose the inserted bootable media as boot device in system preferences startup disk or press c during startup to boot from the sd or use option to show all bootable devices connected to the mac. Plug the superdrive into the usb port on the computer. Came with lion preinstalled and im trying to revert back to lion as a clean install to sell. Ive tried entering in the mbasd1 in terminal between the string entries, and ive tried typing in the one liner that you provided. It connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac late 2012 and later, mac mini late 2009 and later, or mac pro late 20 with a single. If you dont already have a microsoft id, go to the microsoft id signup screen and click create a microsoft account. Up to 24x dvd, 8x dvddual layer, 12x dvdram, 48x cd burn speeds. Macbook, macbook air and macbook pro models with usbc ports require a usbc to usb adapter sold separately to use apple usb superdrive. Try to click on the applelogo menu up top select about this mac click more info button to open up system profiler from the popup window hit on disc burning to see the detailed information about your optical drive including which types of cds and dvds it can burn. Prior to doing this the mbp had been installed up to sierra. The only difference is that the data within it is also stored on remote onedrive servers.
The part thats not so elegant is when a stubborn cd or dvd gets stuck. If its the same discs everytime, then you could further troubleshoot by trying them in other devices. The nonstandard sized or shaped disc will damage the external superdrive mac and apple usb superdrive. Apples external superdrive can work on older model macs. Apple usb superdrive connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air or mac mini with a single usb cable. The superdrive can still be used through a usb cable adapter or by using our usb external enclosure. The portable it comes with a carrying case, slotloading drive connects via usb and can play and record cds and dvds, as well as play commercial bluray movies directly on the mac with the mac bluray player software. You dont have to worry about lost cables with the apple usb superdrive. You can add as many folders as you want and create any system of organization that suits you. Does anyone know if its possible to swap out the superdrive optical drive on this model and replace it with an ssd. On my late 20 mac pro with apple superdrive, every time i insert a blank dvd disk, it isnt recognized by the system and begins flashing see video. Did you ever wonder what caused the macbook airs external superdrive to only play nice with the air itself. The superdrive is not supported in mac os x, not even on the few old world rom machines that can officially run os x.
Macbook, macbook air, and macbook pro models with usbc ports require a usbc to usb adapter sold separately. The drive makes no noise, and wont pull a disc no matter what. Apple builtinusb superdrive not working issues fixed. Compact and convenient, the apple usb superdrive connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, or mac mini with a single usb cable and fits easily into a travel bag. Onedrive acts much like any other folder on your mac. The ultimate guide to ejecting a stuck disc from mac.
Apple ibook, powerbook superdrive macbook superdrive. Is there a way to use it, or is the drive really dead. Apple usb superdrive connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air or mac mini with a single usb cable fits easily into a travel bag lets you install software and play and burn both cds and dvds, including doublelayer dvds. In the onedrive folder are default folders labeled documents, pictures, attachments, and public. Sierra apple usb superdrive problem macrumors forums. When i connect the superdrive and try to load a cd, it just doesnt accept it.
Share a mac superdrive to windows solutions experts exchange. Use an external macbook air superdrive on a macbook pro. For onedrive, you need a microsoft account and onedrive for mac. Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac. I understand that windows cant read a mac formatted drive but it can and does readwrite mac folders and files that are shared on the network without problem except for the dvd drive. At tuesdays ipad and mac event, apple refreshed the macbook pro with retina display with intels fourthgeneration haswell core processors and other enhancements. Comprehensive buying guides, features, and stepbystep articles. Macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac late 2012 and later, mac. Hacker fixes macbook air superdrive to work with any. Tile connectivity is coming to the next generation of intel laptops. That is a lenovo laptop with windows 10 and an year old. It connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac late 2012 and later, mac mini late 2009 and later, or mac pro late 20 with a single usb cable thats built into the superdrive.
It does show as being loaded into the usb port when i go into system profiler, though. The apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are designed exclusively for use with mac computers that do not have a builtin optical drive. To connect your superdrive to a thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port on your mac, you can use one of these adapters. Clean install internet recovery fail apple community. Its perfect when you want to watch a dvd movie, install software, create backup discs, and more. Mar 20, 2020 5 best apple superdrive alternatives in 2020. Be sure your disc is flat, make sure the drive is not interfered by disc labels and reset the. Apple biggest update to logic pro x in years bring live loops, no native ipad app. The superdrive or dvddrive of the macbook pro can be removed from the optical bay and be replaced with a second hard drive in our macbook pro hdd caddy. Mid2012 md101ll a basically, i am hoping to put two ssd drives into this, using one ssd drive as a windows install kinda ghastly i know yet, game dev software. In the process, the company quietly put to bed the last remaining mac computers that include an internal superdrive. An integrated superdrive shown on the right side of a macbook pro apples superdrive is a cddvd readerwriter, introduced in 2001.
Novastor novabackup windows nti dragonburn 4 dvdcd authoring software for mac 10 pieces of 8x dvdr media with minijewel cases note. Just to clarify, im not hooking up the superdrive to the windows machine the superdrive is connected to the mac machine and its being shared on the network. Apple superdrive on wn 8 machine microsoft community. Mid2012 md101lla basically, i am hoping to put two ssd drives into this, using one ssd drive as a windows install kinda ghastly i know yet, game dev software. If you just want the ability to burn cds, then you need an apple combo drive cd burner. As for the usb superbludrive, its better than apples superdrive. Small size for easy portability the macbook air superdrive employs a slotloading design that makes it minisculebarely larger than a cd case. The apple macbook air superdrive is to be included in this assessment. Microsoft community its very recent only the other day and it looks like some guy got it working on a windows 8 ultrabook.
It would be good to know if the one in five is the same disk each time, or if its more a case of roughly every 5 attempts the mount fails. Apple usb superdrive external slim dvdrw drive sweetwater. How to use apple superdrive with windows computers. Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac authored by. To remove the drive bezel from your mac, open the access door and find the two tabs at the front of the computer, next to the opticaldrive enclosure a. If its random discs, then its likely your drive that needs troubleshooting. Say goodbye to internal superdrives with the latest. Since 1987, macmall has been supplying mac computers, mac software, ipods, ipad accessories and more apple brand products and consumer electronics to consumers, businesses and creative professionals. The last apple mac to ship with an optical cd or dvd drive was a in macbook pro. Ever since i began using apple mac products in 2005, including an ibook g4, which lasted 6 years with few modifications, and most recently the macbook air, which i absolutely love, ive never looked back. Sporting such features as sleek, compact usb superdrive, everything you need in. Jun 07, 2017 reconnect the superdrive directly to the display when you no longer need to start the computer from the superdrive. Superdrive mac overview and how to play dvd on mac without. Once you supply the requested information and create a password, youll have a new microsoft id.
The slotloading optical disc drives in macbooks, imacs, and mac minis are definitely more elegant than those flimsy trays on most computers. It worked just fine with her air, but when i plug it into my macbook pro, its dead. Mar 20, 2020 apples supercomputer imac as well as portable laptop series macbook, macbook pro, and macbook air, imac pro comes with a fast speed processor, enough storage hard drive capacity, and fresh color finish. The simplest solution of this dvd wont play on mac superdrive problem is buying an external usb superdrive for mac and later you can upgrade to a new mac which already have an external to use. Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac. Apple macbook air superdrive dvdrw r dl drive hispeed usb series sign in to comment. If youre looking to burn dvds and cds, then you need a mac superdrive. If youre looking for an external optical drive to use on a windows pc and happen to have an apple superdrive handy, installing a boot camp driver on the windows pc will give you that functionality.
We sell more applebranded products than any other direct apple reseller. To get started, you can simply plug in the superdrive via a usb, so you dont need any additional power cables. Make sure that the aluminum enclosure of the superdrive is facing up. While the macbook air superdrive only works externally with the macbook air possibly due to the usb adapter update. The last apple mac to ship with an optical cd or dvd drive was a in macbook pro, originally released in june 2012, but on sale until october 2016, when apple discontinued that model, more. My sister had a macbook air and while she sold it, she still has the external superdrive that looks like a usbbased cdrom dvdrom drive. Apple superdrive on wn 8 machine i have an apple usb superdrive and trying to use it to install software on my tablet, seems the drive will not insert disk to read this thread is locked. Mid2012 md101lla macbookpro9,2 a1278 2554 all macbook pro inch models all 2012 models dynamically compare this mac to others. Technical specifications for the macbook pro inch core i5 2. Internal cd and dvd drive edit once the use of floppy disks started declining, apple reused the trademark to refer to the optical drives built into its macintosh models, which could read and write both dvds and cds.
With a usb external enclosure you can turn the superdrive into a portable usb device. But with dvd player, quicktime 7, and cddvd authoring apps stuck there, whats the future of the mac superdrive. Macbook, macbook air, and macbook pro models with usbc ports require a usbc to usb adapter sold separately to use apple usb superdrive. The apple usb superdrive is compatible with mac models from 2008 and later that dont have a builtin optical drive.
To use your superdrive, connect it to a usba port on your mac, then insert a disc. Lg supermultidrive dvd duallayer rw with owc kit for mac pro. Only slightly bigger than a cd case, the apple usb superdrive slips easily into your. Small size for easy portability the macbook air superdrive employs a slotloading design that makes it miniscule. Say goodbye to internal superdrives with the latest macbook. Nov, 2018 to use your superdrive, connect it to a usb a port on your mac, then insert a disc. Because there are 12 macbook and macbook pro models that match the a1278 model number, you may.
But superdrive does not always work with windows pc right away however, and sometimes the apple superdrive either doesnt function as expected, wont accept a disc, or is not properly recognized in windows, whether running natively on pc, or a mac through boot camp, or a virtual machine either whatever the scenario, if youre trying to use an apple superdrive with windows and its. The apple usb superdrive reads lots of different cd and dvd formats perfect if you want to play a game, watch a dvd or play music from your cd collection on any mac device. Though a bit heftier, the mce is a muchbetter deal. Dec 26, 2019 how to know if your mac computer has a superdrive.