Macbook Pro 2020 Failed to recognise HP DVD Drive GP70N

if the drive rely on getting power from the usb port and the macbook can't provide enough then you need to use one of these

https://img.av-connection.com/2/AVimg_5197.jpg

where one connector goes to the computers usb port and the other connector goes into an ac charger

that is what is required by my asus blueray burner

Kenu wrote:

Hi

Thanks for the kind response, I believe the GP70N is the external optical drive.

I believe as this is not recognised by my Mac hence doesn’t appear as an external device in the Finder window & subsequently couldn’t operate.

I wonder if anyone succeeded in making the MacBP 2020 or after recognise similar DVD drive.

Once again, an external optical drive with no disc in it won't show up on the Desktop or in the sidebars of Finder windows.

Do you have a disc with something on it in the drive? If so, is Finder > Settings set up to show discs in the Finder?

Kenu wrote:

I couldn’t see the DVD Drive in the Finder window, hence no command is executable.

Optical drives don't show up in Finder windows. Only discs, volumes, and "burn folders" do.

"Note: If your computer doesn’t have a connected external optical drive that can burn discs, the New Burn Folder command doesn’t appear in the [Finder's] File menu. To see the New Burn Folder command, connect an external optical drive."