Questions & Answers for Apple USB SuperDrive

No, it does not.

• Answered by Russ M from San Francisco
• 13-Sep-2013
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does the Apple USB SuperDrive have LightScribe CD label burn Technology?)

Yes.

• Answered by Nicholas P from Westport
• 14-May-2018
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will the SuperDrive record dual-layer DVD's?)

I just added a usb superdrive to my 2009 iMac 24", and like the others it did not work, as for the reasons given.
it seems that they only work with some macs.
Well looking round the net i found information on things to try nothing worked.

I then found a bit on a sudo command you put in with terminal.

ok your new superdrive dvd/cd rom want work on you mac?

it seems apple made this drive but its not back ward comparable with all macs.
Im told it works with 4 macs, that shipped without internal dvd/cd rom and a mac mini or two..

Well I found this in terminal type

sudo nvram boot-args="mbasd=1" Hit return

I rebooted my iMac and as the iMac was starting up it took the DVD that I had been trying to put in but all it did was push it back out.
Now with this little line of code script my USB superdrive is now working just fine.
I don't know much about this script code apart from what I read on the net, all I know it worked for me with no trouble I have wrote a few DVDS and wrote to a few re-writable CD and DVD with out any thing bad

hope it helps some of you out.
Leggoman

• Answered by Alan W
• 15-Dec-2015
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (2009 iMac and USB superdrive?)

There are several external Blu-Ray drives that work perfectly with OS X. Pioneer makes a couple as well as Lacie. All one needs is a drive and third-party software to watch your discs. My favorite player is Aurora Blu-Ray Player.

• Answered by Deborah S from Elkton
• 31-Jan-2013
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (How does one watch Blu-Ray discs on a new retina display mac?)

No, not currently.

• Answered by Devon L from Madison
• 16-Oct-2015
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does the super drive read Bluray ?)

NO.

It is a USB 'data' port only. Plugging the SuperDrive into the router will not even power it up.

The USB port allows you to share printers and any type of USB hard drive.

If you want to share a DVD/CD then just plug this into any Mac and share it via the network.

Search the Apple Support forum for: DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc

I can't post a URL here. :-( Sorry.

• Answered by Ed T from Waxhaw
• 14-Apr-2014
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can the USB superdrive be plugged in Airport extreme or Airport time capsule?)

I suppose this information might no longer be relevant to the original poster but it might still be relevant for others.

Essentially, yes, the superdrive will work on a windows 8 (or 7, or 8.1, or XP, etc...) pc on a powered USB port, just the same as it will work on a mac running bootcamp and windows 8. All you need to do is to the relevant install the drivers.

• Answered by Luis Miguel S
• 22-Jan-2015
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (can the super drive work on a windows 8 pc)

Yes, I'm using it as a replacement DVD drive for the internal iMac one that stopped working. Moving parts technology isn't as reliable these days perhaps....

• Answered by Peter B
• 22-Mar-2018
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (I have an upgraded iMac 2011 and the internal drive stopped working. Can I use this as an external cd/dvd drive? I don't see why not?)

YES, technically, you can connect any USB Compatible External CD/DVD/BluRay Drive with your MacBook Pro Retina. there is no limitations as to it HAVE TO BE the SUPERDRIVE. Any Branded Drive that has a standard USB Connector will do the trick just fine.

• Answered by Thomas B from Shelton
• 2-Jul-2013
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (With a MacBook Pro with retina display is there any other option for a DVD player than the Super drive?)