I have a MacBook Pro M4Pro with a MacOS Sequoia 15.5, and an ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U), which is said that compatible with mac OS X 10.6 and above.
The problem is that when I plug the drive into the Mac, it is not recognized, and the CDs also not played. It gives a little and subtle ticking sound when plugged in.
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Original Title: External optical driver issue
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.5
my external optical drive (blueray burner) requires 2 usb connections in order to get enough power to spin dics up
it comes with a cable in the box
I connect 1 of them to the computer and the other to an ac charger with an usb connector same types one use to charge ios devices
something like this
https://soundprofessionals.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/610QBxIr57S._SL1500_.jpg
though my asus blueray burner has a mini or micro usb connector (I forget which) if the same holds true for you then it would have to be a type of splitter with a such connector in the one end
Mine came with a single USB micro-USB-C cable, in theory it does not require extra power.
My ASUS ZenDrive is not recognized by my MacBook Pro
