As for the usb superbludrive, its better than apples superdrive. By appleinsider staff wednesday, january 23, 2008, 12. The superdrive appears to work only when connected to the usb port on the mba. Fusion 3 mba superdrive not accepting discs woodyz jan 5, 2011 10. Make sure that the aluminum enclosure of the superdrive is facing up. Plug in the superdrive directly to the computers usb port. How to use apple superdrive with windows computers techinform. Apple usb superdrive 2012 test and installation duration.
The apple usb superdrive is compatible with mac models from 2008 and later that dont have a builtin optical drive. Apples external superdrive can work on older model macs. I was thinking, for the next generation macbook air, would you want a slightly thicker thickest part is 0. Op apple computers zonder een ingebouwde optische schijfeenheid kan een externe apple usb superdrive of macbook air superdrive. Mac pro late 20 macbook, macbook air with retina display, and macbook pro models with. I tried pushing it in but it seems not to be picked up and i am wary to push it further in.
The apple macbook air superdrive is only officially supported on the macbook air or mac mini, but what if you have another mac that you want. Nov, 2012 unlike the superdrive in my imac, this one will not play or create an mp3 disc. Use an external macbook air superdrive on a macbook pro. Up to 24x dvd, 8x dvddual layer, 12x dvdram, 48x cd burn speeds. Ive tried entering in the mbasd1 in terminal between the string entries, and ive tried typing in the one liner that you provided. Right click on the boot camp zip file in your downloads folder and click. The driver recognizes a boot parameter named mbasd mac book air super drive, which sets a flag in the driver which both overrides the check for the mba and also tweaks something related to usb power management the superdrive probably needs more power than regular usb allows. In the wake of everything new announced today in the mac lineup, apple has stopped selling the legacy macbook pro with nonretina screen. But if this were the case for the mba superdrive, itd work anywhere. Say goodbye to internal superdrives with the latest macbook. 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.
When i bought superdrive last year, it only work for mba but not mbp or any others asked by fn from portland jun 11, 2012. I bought the superdrive for my mba and am very glad i did so. The thing spins around so noisily that it sounds like its dying an agonizing death each time its used which was very infrequent. Le superdrive usb apple et le superdrive pour macbook air sont concus pour etre utilises exclusivement avec les ordinateurs mac non dotes d. Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac authored by.
Apple execs, intel share, lotus software, mba superdrive. So like me, you have a macbook air superdrive its affordable, its functional, its sexy. Apple is on record having said that they are pushing more power through the mba usb port specifically to power the addon drive. Compatible with the driveless macbook air, as well as macbook pro retina, imac and mac mini. And i didnt want to carry that around, so i left it at home and bought a shiny new macbook air superdrive by 2012, apple usb superdrive for the office. Some people have speculated that perhaps the mba superdrive draws more than 500 ma and that the macbook air provides more than 500 ma via its usb port. To connect your superdrive to a thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port on your mac, you can use one of these adapters. Dan, the mba superdrive will not work with other macs. Apple execs, intel share, lotus software, mba superdrive, more. The apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are perfect with any mac made after 2008 that doesnt have a worked in optical drive.
Long time ago, i bought an external apple usb superdrive for my macbook pro 17. From daniel decker regarding mba superdrive and macbooks. First, take a look at pictures of this mod and a video where i connect my hacked superdrive to my mac mini and my hp mininote running windows xp. The superdrive is not supported in mac os x, not even on the few old world rom machines that can officially run os x. Apple usb superdrive with attached usb typea connector cable. In the meantime, i found a much better, safer and easier way to do it. Will this work with all other macbook 2011 and macbook air 2011. Hack for apples superdrive to work with other devices than osx and mba. How to make the macbook air superdrive work with any mac luz. Will this work with all other macbook 2011 and macbook air. Apple macbook air superdrive mba unboxing country region. Plug the superdrive into the usb port on the computer. Jun 07, 2017 reconnect the superdrive directly to the display when you no longer need to start the computer from the superdrive.
Lg supermultidrive dvd duallayer rw with owc kit for mac pro. Tips to fix mac doesn t recognize external hard drive on. Fusion 3 mba superdrive not accepting discs vmware communities. So, if you were planning on using the mba superdrive on any other mac, youre out of luck. The drive makes no noise, and wont pull a disc no matter what. The macbook air, released on january 29, 2008, is the first macintosh to not include a superdrive after it became standard across the line. 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. Slightly ticker mba with superdrive or slightly thinner wo. Aug 02, 2018 mac doesn t recognize external hard drive anymore and why your mac is not mounting or wont detect specific popular brand drives including seagate, wd, toshiba, iomega, lacie, and exfat. When i connect the superdrive and try to load a cd, it just doesnt accept it. Connect and use your superdrive to use your superdrive, connect it to a usba port on your mac, then insert a disc. I can see the mba working for people who have the money to spend on a third computer second laptop and.
Macbook air with retina display macbook pro with retina display imac late 2012 and later. The apple usb superdrive adds dvda readwrite capability to the macbook air superdrive repertoire, but remains mechanically the same. At tuesdays ipad and mac event, apple refreshed the macbook pro with retina display with intels fourthgeneration haswell core processors and other enhancements. Her focus is mac, but she lives and breathes apple. Use the macbook air superdrive with almost any mac engadget. You must plug the mba superdrive directly into the mbas usb port. How to make the macbook air superdrive work with any mac. Apple builtinusb superdrive not working issues fixed.
Apple stops selling legacy superdriveequipped macbook pro. Aide a lutilisation du superdrive a chargement par fente sur votre. 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. I am considering testing the mac waters as a switcher. No other usb port will provide sufficient power to run the drive. Using the drive with other computers has been a desire from its inception. In this video i unbox and demonstrate the external macbook air superdrive. The ohsochic style left me scratching my head trying to determine which was the top side and which the bottom. In the process, the company quietly put to bed the last remaining mac computers that include an internal superdrive. Nowadays most most information for my mac comes via the internet but. The external drive works works on my macbook, and when connected to the imac it accepts and load a cd. How to connect the apple usb superdrive apple support.
Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac mac. 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. Jul 18, 2008 why dont you check with your buyers and see if they have any interest for the mba superdrive. Whats in the box macbook air superdrive with attached usb. Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac. The superdrive for the macbook air is simple to use and requires just one usb socket. I have successfully hacked my mba superdrive to work with other macs and pcs.
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. The apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are designed exclusively for use with mac computers that do not have a builtin optical drive. I connected a macbook air superdrive to my imac mac os x 10. Feb 04, 2008 so, if you were planning on using the mba superdrive on any other mac, youre out of luck.
Apple md564zma usb superdrive am mba 2011 duration. The apple macbook air superdrive is to be included in this assessment. Though a bit heftier, the mce is a muchbetter deal. Will this work with all other macbook 2011 and macbook. Maybe no to macbook air drive upgrade, ms customer support. However, should i want to fully use idvd and imovie, could i buy a. Nov, 2018 to use your superdrive, connect it to a usba port on your mac, then insert a disc.
To do so, open up the file in question with either the textbased vi editor or the somewhat easier to use pico editor. The ram and hard drive amounts dont really concern me. After years macbook 2007 im switching to the new mba. If so, buy it, jack up your price a bit, and then you can formatreinstall osx. I found docs that it is not supported, but that is different from it not working. 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. I want to read a mini cd that came with a gadget contains docs and such.
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