Sep 24, 2012 hi, my name is lisa, and im new to the forum. Unless you want to install a whole load of other drivers, copy just these two files to a folder on a drive that will be available in windows. Honestly, this bug can be easily fixed without repurchasing the replacement of superdrive. How to connect the apple usb superdrive apple support. In the general tab, under the startup type, make sure automatic is selected. I have a mac pro and happened to have an extra internal cddvd drive that i know works. The remote disc feature of your mac lets you use files stored on a cd or dvd hosted from another computer. The computer itself does not recognize that the superdrive.
My apple aluminum imac 20 has stopped recognizing the superdrive. Code 28 to find a driver for this device, click update driver. Oct 17, 2014 cups means common unix printing system, the developing company belongs to apple, hpijs is a printer driver system from hp for linux which has been adapted also to os x. Most interesting newest most answered least answered. Rightclick on the boot camp zip file in the downloads folder, and then, click extract all. In order to get the keyboard working i just needed applekeyboardinstaller64. Mac doesnt recognize external hard drive, how to fix. The steps below outline installing apple superdrive drivers for windows so that the superdrive will function as expected. Sierra apple usb superdrive problem macrumors forums. How to use apple superdrive with windows computers. The apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are perfect with any mac made after 2008 that doesnt have a worked in optical drive. To connect your superdrive to a thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port on your mac, you can use one of these adapters. If you are a snow leopard and below user, please look for other ways. Macbook pro super drive faulty not writing disks i have macbook pro with the following spec.
Vmware fusion, superdrive wont work macrumors forums. I purchased a new disc drive and installed it, but it made no difference. Here are the steps to check the print spooler service. It appears i misled myself by thinking the superdrive also should work on a windows pc. Reset the system management controller smc in case of dvd not playing on mac. D i think, experienced a long, slow decline in its performance, and finally it stopped working altogether. Go to device managersound, video and game controllers.
In such case, users have to buy an external bluray drive and apply the 3rdparty apps vlc, 5kplayer, etc. Make sure that the aluminum enclosure of the superdrive is facing up. The print spooler service needs to be started to print. This is a old video that i have make when i got my first macbook air in 2016. No this could be related to windows, or possibly a hardware issue.
I guess now i can cancel my extended warranty claim with mastercard. In the services window, look for print spooler service and rightclick on it. Mar 24, 2015 all recent macs can source more than 500 ma per usb port, so its definitely not a power issue. Referring to following link, does anyone tries whether apple macbook air superdrive to work on any pc or not. Windows 10 does not include dvdbluray playback software by default, so you need the cyberlink software the disc that came with your drive or something comparable.
If your mac doesnt have a builtin optical drive and you need to use a cd or dvd, you can connect an external drive like the apple usb superdrive. Click on the drive image to the right it will lead you to the ifixit guide on how to open the drive up. Copy the contents of the office dvd to the flash drive. Apr 24, 2020 this means you will need a late 2015 imac 27inch or newer, 2016 macbook pro or newer, 2018 mac mini, 2019 mac pro, 2018 macbook air, or an early 2016 macbook or newer model computer. Restart your mac by by choosing the apple menu from the upperleft menu bar and then choosing restart. Dec 26, 2019 when the mac dvd player is not responding or freezes on a black screen, check this post. To eject a disc, click finder in the dock, then choose file eject. Device will not display apple usb superdrive ifixit. But i didnt have to get a return on the usb superdrive as you can get it working. A question i keep wondering when will vmware provide a win 7 driver as a part of the tools. Windows installed its own driver and i did not have to install the apple boot camp driver.
How to fix hp printer not responding100% working not. Usbcon the macbook retina, 12inch, early 2015 thunderbolt. The benefit of this method is not having to do anything special to get the superdrive to work with the ultrabook and the installation of office will be faster. Using an apple macbook air superdrive with a nonapple pc not. I have an older macbook pro late 2011 which came with a builtin optical drive. It should look as though your mac has started again. Some older keyboards may use the f12 key to eject discs. The apple usb superdrive is compatible with mac models from 2008 and later that dont have a builtin optical drive. Apple builtinusb superdrive not working issues fixed.
Plug in the superdrive directly to the computers usb port. Apple supplies these along with many other pc drivers on their os x installation disc. To install the latest windows support software, you need a 16gb or larger usb flash drive formatted as msdos fat. The current version of windows support software drivers available from boot camp assistant includes support for the following features of your mac in windows 10. If you cant print from your mac or ios device apple support. How to use macbook air superdrive dvd drive on windows pcs. Find out which macs can use the apple usb superdrive and how to connect it. Plug the superdrive into the usb port on the computer. If the disc will not eject, try dragging the disc icon to the trash. You can interface your apple usb superdrive to the usb port on your mac, or to the usb port on a cinema display 24inch led, led cinema display 27inch, or apple thunderbolt display 27inch that is associated with your mac. Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac. The apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are designed exclusively for use with mac computers that do not have a builtin optical drive.
When i say stopped working, i mean that it wouldnt recognize a disc. Jun 07, 2017 reconnect the superdrive directly to the display when you no longer need to start the computer from the superdrive. If they do go in, it will try to suck them into the macbook, but only get a couple millimeters in, then it will shove it back out and try again, but it never quite works. My apple usb superdrive is not working after upgrading to. It describes how to apply a simple trick to make the macbook air superdrive. If you still cant print, try any of these solutions.
Solved macbook airusb superdrive not working september. Before troubleshooting, first confirm the discs you are using will work with your. If your superdrive doesnt respond when connected to an external display or usb hub, connect your superdrive to a usb port directly on your mac. As its an apple product, its designed to work with apple computers, not windows 10. I put a disc in and it spins up but will not read the disc or acknowledge one is in there. If the cddvd player in your macbook pro will not work, you may be having a problem with your computer software.
It turns out that most of the time, mac doesnt recognize external hard drives, usb flash drives, pen drives, sd cards, etc. The solution is as simple as installing the right drivers for it. When the connect to mac or windows dialog box comes up, it says that the bootcamp drivers must be installed before the drive will work in windows. I also bought an inexpensive external drive to use on this mac and had the exact same problem. Mac dvd player not workingplaying on imacmacbook problem. In device manager it shows it as an hldtst dvdrw gx40n usb device. Reconnect the superdrive directly to the display when you no longer need to start the computer from the superdrive. Apple superdrive on wn 8 machine microsoft community. Troubleshooting usb devices in parallels desktop for mac. You might also find that you cannot get it to work. Macbook, macbook air, and macbook pro models with usbc ports require a usbc to usb adapter sold separately to use apple usb superdrive.
Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not youtube. How to get my mac to recognize an external dvd drive quora. Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac mac. Run it with the model option to specify an alternate model, in the form macpro3,1, etc. If your printer is airprintenabled for printing from your mac or ios device, just make sure that its connected to the same wifi network used by the mac or ios device. Since a good connection is a basic condition for secondary hard drives working on the mac, we need to try these things step by step. Nov, 2018 to use your superdrive, connect it to a usba port on your mac, then insert a disc. Download and install windows support software on your mac. Apparently it is part of blackberry software, which makes no sense in my.
Id insert the disc, it would spin around a little, make some chugging noises. Dec 26, 2019 note that he apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are designed especially for use with mac computers that do not have a builtin optical drive. In the attempt to speed up your macs performance, apple is killing 32bit app architecture with the release of catalina. In order for us to assist you with the realtek audio, that is not working on your computer. Connect the superdrive and a usb flash drive to a mac. This usbc superdrive must use for computers as it is with the drive software,any problem,please dont. Open disk utility, which is in the utilities folder of your applications folder. If that doesnt happen, or you experience any of the following issues while using windows on your mac, follow the steps in this article.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. Try the steps listed in this microsoft support article first. The basic reason for mac dvd player not working black screen is that mac laptop itself doesnt support blurays playback so that users often come across the issue of mac dvd player not responding issues. Aug 27, 2014 appears now the issue was with the usb port on the mini. Common macos catalina problems and how to fix them digital. Can apple usb super drive work with macbook pro touch bar.
Also in device manager, there is no sound and game controllers section. Jun 22, 20 how to remove a cd rom disk that is stuck in a slot loading apples imac or macbook computers duration. Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac computer. It should just work, i have been doing exactly that for many years and external dvds have always worked on my macs. Macbook trackpad not working after catalina update or reset.
First plug in the external drive to a usb port that you know works with other devices now insert a dvd movie that you know w. At this point, youll probably see it show up under this pc, but inserting a disk wont do anything and the disk probably wont even go in the whole way. Apple usb superdrive installation on macbook pro duration. If it does not help to fix the hp printer not responding issue, let us know in the comment box below. Ill upload a video shortly that better illustrates the behavior. If your dvd drive is bad or damaged, the dvd player program will not be open. Find out which macs can use the apple usb superdrive and how to. You can also share discs from the optical drive of another mac, or from a windows computer. In windows explorer it shows the device as a dvd rw and when a writable disc is inserted it prompts for burn files to disc using windows explorer. 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.
How to openunlock a apple super driver or usb apple. Otherwise youll need to open up the drive to pull the disk out. Right click on the boot camp zip file in your downloads folder and click. I plugged it in to my computer, inserted a dvd, and then it just pops up that the dvd quit unexpectedly. Apple mac usb superdrive wont load disc laptop, monitor. Put your mac to sleep by choosing the apple menu from the upperleft menu bar and then choosing sleep.
Surprisingly the macbook by apple doesnt have a pin hole where you can use a pin to forcefully eject the disc that is stuck in the superdrive. Rightclick realtek high definition audio and update driver software. Sometimes, the reason for macbook pro dvd drive not working or imac dvd player not working is so simple. Enter your email address to track questions about this product. Mar 24, 2015 i bought an apple usb superdrive to use with my new macbook pro. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. There is under the other devices section an unknown device that says. If thats not the case, its simply a mystery as to why the new superdrive is aironly, as a number of users and employees at the apple store remarked about wanting to buy it for use with another mac. If your superdrive doesnt respond when connected to an external. Next time i connected my superdrive, it launched by itself as it used to. If the disc will still not eject, try holding down the trackpad or mouse button after restarting the computer. To do this, shut down or restart your mac, switch it back on and immediately press these four keys together for at least 20 seconds.
One fix for nonfunctioning superdrive mac os x hints. How to use apple superdrive with windows and pc osxdaily. Macs no longer have internal dvd and cdrw drives, but for mac users. If your dvd player not working on mac, the disc drive may be damaged, just purchase a new one to play dvd on mac with no problems. If the disc will not eject, try pressing the eject key on the keyboard. Unlike my old macbook pro which put a cd symbol on the main screen nothing in the new one seems to be seeing the cd. I cannot eject the disc and i have tried everything. If the services is not running, under the service status, click. The main goal is to track how much time you spend on the computer, but you can also use it to optimize battery life on mac. Whenever id attempt to insert a cd, the superdrive wouldnt accept it. How to install an apple usb superdrive on a windows 10 pc.
Does apple macbook air superdrive to work on any pc. Disc drive not working after windows 10 upgrade digital. Microsoft community its very recent only the other day and it looks like some guy got it working on a windows 8 ultrabook. Boot into windows, or get on the windows pc trying to use superdrive if you have not done so already. Jul 28, 20 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. Try restarting the system and press the c key to get it to read the disk which it will fail and kick out. So there are problems hooking the superdrive up to win 7 vms. This mac dvd drive not working solution is only available on mac os x lion. Macos sierra superdrive not working apple community.
To use your superdrive, connect it to a usba port on your mac, then insert a disc. Run brigadier with no options to download and unpack the esd that applies to this model, to the current working directory. Use the cd or dvd drive from another computer with your mac. Plug the superdrive into an available usb port on the windows pc. Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac authored by. The scan doctor can detect any problem related to your driver or software and fix them automatically.
A lot of times a persons builtin optical drive fails, and they see the new external at the apple store. When i ignore the bootcamp comment, the cd shows up in windows, but when i attempt to insert the cd might be a dvd, not sure, its a quicken 2007 disk it simply will. The apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are. I replaced the builtin superdrive with a second hard drive. My apple aluminum imac 20 has stopped recognizing the.
When you install microsoft windows on your mac, boot camp assistant automatically opens the boot camp installer, which installs the latest windows support software drivers. Power on your mac and, after going through the boot process progress bar, it should load the login with your correct user account listed. Aug 28, 2006 so a couple weeks ago my macbooks superdrive started to not work. Here are 10 methods proven to eject any stuck cd or dvd without wasting your money and time in sending your macbook to apple repair center. So i deceived create that video teaching how to open in these days, who still using that in the future. Or, if your keyboard has an eject key, press and hold. However, the usb superdrive is not compatible with macs that came with builtin optical drives. Further investigation seems to say yes to windows running on an intel mac, but not on ibmtype windows pc.
The nonstandard sized or shaped disc will damage the external superdrive mac and apple usb superdrive. Save on quality laptop and tablet bags by amazonbasics. Apples external superdrive can work on older model macs. When i plug it into the usb port and insert a cd or dvd there is no evidence the computer sees it.
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