MacBook Pro M1 Max does not recognize CD SuperDrive. Needs external power

My wife & I are on vacation and we have 2 macBook Pro laptops. Mine is a M1 Max. Right now my computer is up to date with the latest Ventura 13.1 operating system.

When plugging in our cd superdrive to a USB-A port on a hub, we get error message "USB Accessory Needs Power" The notice continues "Connect 'Apple USB ...' to a USB port on this Mac".

Of course, there is no USB-A port on this machine.

• I have stripped other external devices that could draw power from the unpowered USB3.0 hub #1 with no change in performance.
• I do have a powered USB2.0 7-port hub #2 with me but with the dongles that I have, I have to daisy-chain off hub #1 with the same results.

Not quite sure what limits our ability to run the CD SuperDrive.

Cannot even load cd into drive. there is a "spring" resistance to efforts to manually load the cd.

The only other thought process might include the fact that the SuperDrive has been stored in the Bahamas exposed to summer heat and the drive is "toast". My ScanSnap scanner survived the heat without an issue.

I have rebooted both computers to no avail. Still get the same message.

I see that others have reported the same symptoms so I am not alone on this issue.