superdrive on m1 mac mini

I have the new M1 Mac mini. Very disappointed that I cannot hook up 2 Apple Thunderbolt displays, however, with 1 Thunderbolt Display connected and working seemingly fine with various external devices hooked up into the monitor and into an external USB hub... When I plug in my Superdrive I get a message saying that the drive needs to have power connected... The superdrive doesn't work that way AND works just fine connected to any of my other apple computers including iMac and MacBook Pro of various years. Is this just another .... doesn't work with the M1 scenarios? Has anyone else run into this working or not working? Does anyone have another type of external DVD burner that I can buy that WILL work? Thanks