Questions & Answers for Apple USB SuperDrive

Yes.

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

Yes, it will play DVDs. But read on...

That said, I notice you're from London. What you need to know is that this drive will allow you play any region DVD -initially-. After the fifth time you play DVDs from different regions, the drive assigns the last region permanently.

The UK is region 2. Let's say you play a UK disc, then switch to a US (region 1) disc. You'll be fine. But after five swaps, you'll end up with your drive set to the last region.

• Answered by Leigh C from San Jose
• 19 Oct 2017
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will this drive play NTSC DVD)

500MA extra current 600MA

• Answered by Genette F from Essex
• 15 Feb 2013
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (What is the usb power required for a SuperDrive as I am wanting to hook to a powered USB hub?)

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
• 16 Dec 2015
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (2009 iMac and USB superdrive?)

No, those would get stuck inside just like with any other slot-loading drive.

• Answered by Timothy M from Hillsboro
• 3 Jul 2012
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can this work with the 80mm mini CD's that sometimes come with software?)

Yes, the latest version is fully compatible with all dual-layer media.

• Answered by Robert C
• 8 Jul 2013
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can this drive burn on dual-layer discs? In other words, is the max capacity of blank media 4.5 Gb or 9.0 Gb?)

The USB Superdrive does not support the iPad because it was
only designed to be used with the mac mini, macbook pro with retina display,
and macbook air.

• Answered by Isen L from College Place
• 27 Jul 2012
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (will the apple USB Superdrive work with the new ipad)