I bought a new external DVD player but it did not work. The power is on when plugged into the MacBook Pro but it does not show up on Finder. I have the Monterey v12.1 iOS. Does anyone have problems with their DVD player after update to Monterey? How do you fix it?
MacBook Pro (2020 and later)
I'm not sure if what I have to add will be helpful. But, here goes. I have a MacBook Air I bought in 2017. I use an external apple cd/dvd drive connected to one of the USB ports on the MacBook and all was fine until I upgraded the OS to Monterey v12.1 today. While installing Monterey, a pop up advised that the dvd/cd drive I'd always used would not work. I continued regardless (probably an unwise decision, on reflection). So, once installed, I plugged the external cd/dvd drive into the usb and, indeed, with the new Monterey 12.1 OS installed, Finder could not detect the external drive and having done all the checks and balances, still no luck. So, then, I decided to leave the cd/dvd drive connected by USB and just put a dvd into it and see what happened ..... and lo and behold, the dvd instantly opened and began to play the dvd regardless of Monterey OS 12.1 not identifying that the external drive even existed. I do not understand this at all but am glad that the external drive plays dvd's and cd's regardless. Good luck and I hope you find a solution to your current issue.
Go to About this Mac>Overview>System Report>Hardware>USB. Does the DVD drive show?
To remove the disc hold down the left button(or touch pad) while starting up the Mac. This should eject the disc.
Installing Mac OS 12.3 has fixed this for me.
sadly still the same for me. the DVD spins up but the mac isn't recognising it.
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.
Have you used the LG unit to listen to a CD using MUSIC or just as a DVD writer with 12.4?
I put in a music CD and it automatically opened the Music app and downloaded the track names. It plays with no problems.
I have a MacBook Pro M1 and have had all these problems and tried all these attempts. Today I eagerly upgraded from Monterey 12.4 to 12.5. It still doesn't work.
Actually also mine works if connected to an external USB-C hub (which I think every Macbook user has). So this is a working workaround.
I searched for a "Rioddas" on Amazon and don't see one. Am I missing something. I'm sorry if my frustration is coming through in my language. Further ideas are welcome.
My solution was to update macOS Monterey to 12.5.1. After a restart, the computer could see the DVD drive (Samsung SE-506)
I confirm now also my drive works (12.5.1)
external DVD player and Monterey iOS
