catalina does not suppport superdrive

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I have the same problem, I just bought the MacBook Pro 16plg and md makes a mistake "this device requires power, connect to the electricity network", I tested it on two machines of an Apple physical store in Mexico and I made the same mistake, they tested it on a computer 2018 or less, with Mojave or earlier and I work the superdrive without problem. You have to generate an update of Catalina so that it functions correctly (Apple, urgent)

Can you explain the statement in bold? Does that mean the Superdrive won't work on your MBP without it being connected to the power cube?

I rebooted my iMac and the System Report did not show any SuperDrive. I shutdown my iMac, during startup I attached the SuperDrive and inserted a current DVD (TurboTax 2019). The system can now see the contents of the SuperDrive.

Tengo el mismo problema, recién compré la MacBook Pro 16plg y md marca un error "este dispositivo requiere energía, conecte a la red Eléctrica", lo probé en dos maquinas de una tienda física de apple en Mexico y marco el mismo error, lo probaron en na computadora 2018 o menos, *** Mojave o anterior y trabajo el superdrive sin problema. Tiene que generar una actualizacion de Catalina para que funciones correctamente (Apple, urge)

It appears that Catalina LOST the logic to allow you to plug the SuperDrive in while running. The boot logic still has the logic to see the SuperDrive, reset it and allow you to insert a DVD/CD. Apple needs to FIND the missing logic and put it back into Catalina.

It sounds like that particular SuperDrive is damaged and drawing too much power. If you can, see if you can test another SuperDrive in your USB ports.

If it's been less than 14 days or less since you purchased the drive you can return it to Apple for a complete refund no questions asked.

Let me tell you about another actualization. My took my iMac (27", Late 2015) running the latest version of Catalina (10.15.3) and plugged my older SuperDrive (Model A1379) into a USB port on my iMac. I could not insert a DVD nor does Disk Utility see the SuperDrive. My conclusion is the SuperDrive works properly only between a LIMITED number of Apple products.

The System Report shows an Apple USB SuperDrive but it has a Serial Number which does not match the one on the box that the SuperDrive came in. I tried attaching the SuperDrive to my old 17" MBP running High Sierra and it gave an error message that it is not supported. It already has an internal SuperDrive.

There are two lasers, one for reading and one for burning. Try a cleaning disc in the drive - one that uses only a brush. There may be some dust on the burn laser or it could be slightly misaligned. The cleaning disc can help the first of those two possibilities.

Have you tried shutting down your Mac, plug in the SuperDrive, boot the Mac, when you hear the SuperDrive reset, insert a DVD.

I have a iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015). I want to connect a apple super drive but, it will not connect.

What do you mean it will not connect? The cable connects, right? Can you turn it on and put in a disk? What happens. Do you have CDs, DVDs and iPods checked in the Finder's General preferences?

What system are you running? I believe it was an early version of Mojave that couldn't see a disk in the drive. That was corrected in later system versions.

Describe what else you've tried.

In reference to my post above, for what it's worth, I'm using a 2018 Mac Mini with 16GB of memory. I tried all the fixes mentioned previously in this thread. Nothing works. Again, though, the same CD/DVDs mount just fine on my wife's MacBook Pro running Mohave and using the same SuperDrive.

My SuperDrive works just fine on a 2013 iMac 27" running Catalina 10.15.3, so obviously Catalina does support these devices.

I have no problems at all with CDs or DVDs, Music (iTunes) or TV. The DVD Player app has no issues with the drive whatsoever.

Even Handbrake seems to do okay with it as well.

I can't say what's going on with all these other machines, but there's light at the end of this tunnel, folks.

This is the messege: "USB DIVECES DISABLED Unplug the device using too much power to re-enable USB". The superdrive doesn't work in three MBP 2019 with Catalina.

its and older SuperDrive 2014, some thing like that. I'll returned to the apple store and I´m goin to try with a new SuperDrive.

i can read dvds but i can't burn dvds, i receive an error about laser calibration,

superdrive and imac late 2019

I have been having problems with my superdrive since the Catalina installation. I went through troubleshooting with Apple Support and at the Genius Bar. My drive worked in the store but not on my imac. Anyone with a late 2012 mac and Catalina OS having trouble with their superdrive? Mine will not recognize the region of DVDs, freezes the Music app when trying to play the CD and freezes up when burning a CD.