See a lot of conflicting answers and advice for the Apple SuperDrive. Satechi support has stated their powered Thunderbolt 4 Dock can’t power this drive, the drive works fine when plugged into MacBook Air M2 with a USB-A to C adapter. How much power does the SuperDrive require?
Doesn’t matter. The SuperDrive will not work when attached to any hub or dock. It MUST be attached to a port on a Mac, period, as you have already discovered. For what its’ worth it has been this way ever since the introduction of the SuperDrive.
OWC (MacSales.com) claims to provide a free custom driver for their docks that allows the SuperDrive to work with their products but I have no direct knowledge of whether it works or not.
Doesn’t matter. The SuperDrive will not work when attached to any hub or dock. It MUST be attached to a port on a Mac, period, as you have already discovered. For what its’ worth it has been this way ever since the introduction of the SuperDrive.
OWC (MacSales.com) claims to provide a free custom driver for their docks that allows the SuperDrive to work with their products but I have no direct knowledge of whether it works or not.
Apple SuperDrive Special Power Requirements
