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Which is the best external DVD CD driver to use with Sonoma 14? I have purchased an Origbelie external drive that does not show at all in my Mac after having tried all different steps in settings, terminal, disk utility etc.
MacBook Pro 14″, 12.6
FYI, the CD/DVD drive will not show up in Finder unless there is a disc in drive. Only then will Finder have something to say.
To answer you question, most any usb connected CD/DVD drive will work with the Mac and its built in driver software. The Apple Super Drive is a good, although spendy, choice. In the case of the Apple device you'll need to connect it directly to the computer rather than via a hub or dock to get it to work.
FYI, the CD/DVD drive will not show up in Finder unless there is a disc in drive. Only then will Finder have something to say.
To answer you question, most any usb connected CD/DVD drive will work with the Mac and its built in driver software. The Apple Super Drive is a good, although spendy, choice. In the case of the Apple device you'll need to connect it directly to the computer rather than via a hub or dock to get it to work.
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, I tried that too and it did not work. My Mac book pre did not acknowledge any drive. I spent the afternoon reading forums and in one of them there was what you have suggested, so I tried it and still nothing. Today I have returned the drive, I went also to the Local Apple Store to have some technical input to no avail as the person I spoke to did not even know the specs of the apple super drive. He simply repeated that "obviously" the driver I had was not formatted for use with iOS even after I explained that the Mac book would not connect with it so I could not reformat the drive. Anyways...I left and went to JB HiFi and purchased another drive...I hope this will work.
Thank you again
external DVD CD driver
