Apple DVD drive no longer working in Ventura

Model A1379 DVD drive was working last week (8/14/2023) on a MacBook Pro running 13.5, then suddenly was not recognized or listed as a device. Updating to 13.5.1 did not fix the problem, and the problem was matched on a newer MacBook Pro with M1.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Aug 20, 2023 4:16 PM

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1 reply

JessS19

Community Specialist

Aug 21, 2023 2:09 PM in response to Ringer2

Greetings Ringer2,

If your DVD drive is not woking as expected, start by disconnecting and reconnecting the drive. This may resolve the issue.

If the issue continues, repair the drive using Disk Utility How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility

Also, ensure to select External disks in Finder > Preferences > General.

We hope this helps!

Sincerely.

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