SuperDrive A1379 not mounting on M1 Macs. Need driver?

I have a Superdrive, model A1379 that is not mounting on the current machines running the M1 chip with OSX. Here is what I know.

The drive with commercially prepared CD behaves in the following ways:


DOES NOT MOUNT

Chip Apple M1 Pro

macOS Tahoe 26.2


DOES NOT MOUNT

Chip Apple M1

macOS 15.7.3


MOUNTS!!!

1.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core

macOS Sequoia 15.7.3


Is there an updated driver or Patch for this issue?



Posted on Jan 25, 2026 1:36 PM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2026 1:57 PM

Chat GPT provided the following correct answer:

System Settings → Privacy & Security → “Allow accessories to connect”

Set it to:

Automatically when unlocked
or
Always

This remedy is specific to Apple Silicon Macs requires a restart of the system, forn the preference change to take effect.

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SuperDrive A1379 not mounting on M1 Macs. Need driver?

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