external DVD player and Monterey iOS

I just opened Disc Utility, which appeared automatically after I inserted a blank disc. Selected 'Burn disc.' Dragged the dvd file to the icon and it burned just fine. When complete the DVD image with the title showed on the desktop. Clicking that icon and selecting Eject disc worked. I have another comment further down on this thread that details all my experiments and trials. I eventually found solutions for everything. It's a pain, and definitely not friendly.

Go to About this Mac>Overview>System Report>Hardware>USB. Does the DVD drive show?

I tried my USB 3.0 external CD/DVD burner this morning, cabled to a powered USB hub connected to my Mac Pro, running Monterey 12.3.1.

No luck. I also tried cabling it directly into the Mac Pro USB ports, but still no luck.

The device appears in System Information/Hardware/USB, no problem. It does not show up in Finder or Disk Utility.

I also tried this same CD/DVD burner on my MBP, still running Big Sur. No luck. The device is not recognized by the OS.

I guess we're trying to phase out optical disk drives, altogether? Or put an end to ripping CDs and DVDs? :)

I have the same problem. Listed in Hardware / USB . When switching USB-C port , Toast saw the external drive for a while, and no more. Of course, the same drive (a new SUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)) is perfectly recognised by a Windows PC. Booting in safe mode (have a MacBook Pro M2 with Monterey 12.4) didn't solve.

I have a Matshita DVD-RAM UJBE2 drive that I've not used for 18 months, connected directly to my Mac mini (M1 2020) running Monterey 12.6. I tried getting it to read a CD yesterday and at first got no response. I checked out the posts here and didn't find any that really helped. Idly opening and closing the CD tray three or four times though (more in hope than expectation!) the CD was recognised by the Apple Music app and all was as functional as before..

Mine isn't working either after upgrading to Monterey. I can hear the disk spin up and then it stops after plugging it to my laptop. I've tried launching the DVD player with the disk inserted but that doesn't work. The drive does not show up at all under system profiler.

I have a Mac Mini and a macbook 2018 both on Moneterey 12.2.1. I use a Samsung SE-506 DVD writer. Since Monterey the DVD writer is not able to be identified by either mac devices. It was prior to the upgrade working fine.

the SE-506 is receiving power and tries to read the disk but fails. It looks to be a software issue rather than hardware.

I just bought today a brand-new Asus ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) which is, of course, Mac compatible. It's a 2022 product. Same problem. On windows it works flawlessly . I don't know if it would make sense to buy a USB A to USB-c female cable and try to connect the dvd writer to the hub connected to USB-C of Macbook (Pro M2) and see if it will be recognised. Just opened a ticket with Asus.

Actually, when I started trying to get the albums to upload onto the computer, if an album wouldn't because of what I described above, I set it aside and tried again the next day, and voilà, it would. Also, at some point thee discs began showing up on my desktop, which they weren't before. It's too weird. I still think it's a glitch in Monterey 12.4 and maybe earlier in Monterey. Right now it's just patience. Each of us seems to figure out a way to get what we want, so...over to Apple.

I bought two different USB-C hubs and two drives in addition to the one that originally quit working after Monterey. If someone has a make/model hub that works with MacBook Pro, M1, on Monterey 12.5, please post it. I think my first Monterey was 12.1 or 12.2 but I didn't use the old drive for several months. I know I had the problem on 12.3. Yes, I have pluggied in other USB-A devices to be sure the hubs were working.

To remove the disc hold down the left button(or touch pad) while starting up the Mac. This should eject the disc.

I can say that the LG SP80NB60 DVD writer is working for me under Mac OS 12.4 and it is available to purchase online.

I have the same question, but I am using a MacBook Pro 2019 running MacOS 12.1. (Monterey). I did everything you said--checked if my mac can burn a dvd, etc. I connected the DVD drive to my computer via a dongle that has an old fashioned usb port and that port plugs into my thunderbolt drive. Still it does not appear on my desktop. I put a blank dvd+r into the drive because I need to copy stuff to it. It still does not show up. Even if I was able to burn something to it, how would I eject it if I cannot see it? This is crazy. I hate having to have a boat load connectors that sometimes do and sometimes don't work. I can't live this way!!!

I have a new MacBook Air 2020 which came with OS 12.3. Tried to run my Apple USB Superdrive both through a hub and directly into the Mac with a USB-C to USB adapter. The superdrive is not recognized in Finder in either instance and will not accept a disc. Really bummed as I have a huge CD library and want to create more playlists on my Mac. Apple Tech support could not solve the problem.

Me too. I have a MacBook Pro 210, running Monterey 12.4. The laptop is connected to mains power. I have about 100 CDs that I would like to listen to, but how? I do use Apple Music and Spotify, but my CD collection is important to me. This is why I bought the external player.