Super Drive A1379 compatibility

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Super Drive A1379 compatibility

I'm not able to get my old Super Drive A1379 to be recognized on my 2023 M3 iMac that only has USB-C ports. I'm using a Hiearcool UCN3610 hub to have USB3.0 ports. Clues?

Posted on Nov 5, 2024 1:04 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 5, 2024 2:32 PM in response to kramsirrah

Is this hub powered (enough), to be able to give power to USB devices that need that?

USB-C to USB-A adapters do work for slimline optical drives that do not have their own power supply. Hubs may be different.

My slimline optical drive (Pioneer) uses about 8 mA over USB for reading discs, so not much, but the power has to be there.

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Answer 2

OldGoat67

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Nov 5, 2024 1:16 PM in response to kramsirrah

Yup… kramsirrah, hub /dock HAS to be powered or SuperDrive must be plugged directly into your 2023 M3 iMac.. also, you have to insert a cd/dvd into the drive … otherwise if it’s plugged in… “About this Mac”>> “Hardware”>> USB and of course under Finder prefs… make cd/dvd’s show up… don’t hide ‘em..

John B

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Answer 3

lkrupp

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Nov 5, 2024 1:20 PM in response to kramsirrah

Hubs don’t work for the SuperDrive. It must be plugged directly into a port on your iMac. All you need is a usb-a-to usb-c adapter and you can use one of the usb ports on your iMac. The adapters are really inexpensive.

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