Buffalo USB DVD Drive Problems (DVSM-PC58U2V-SVC on OS10.10)

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Buffalo USB DVD Drive Problems (DVSM-PC58U2V-SVC on OS10.10)

I just purchased a Buffalo USB DVD Drive (DVSM-PC58U2V-SVC) and it doesn't register when I plug it in. I have a MacBook Pro running on Yosemite. When I connect the drive directly into the USB port, nothing happens (drive started flashing red but made no sound like it was trying to read the disc). When I used a USB extender, the drive sounded like it wanted to work (at least it made that typical CD spinning sound, but quickly stopped) and still nothing.

I contacted Buffalo about compatibility issues since the product did not list Yosemite 10.10, but they reassured me that it should still work on the new OS and to contact Apple instead.

Perhaps I have a malfunctioning product? Any ideas?

Posted on Oct 28, 2014 5:01 AM

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Answer 1

Maybrick

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Dec 14, 2015 2:41 AM in response to Rekka Alexiel

So I know this is old but I thought I'd respond anyway as I had exactly the same issue and the simple fix for me was to plug the External DVD Drive into another port on my MBP and it worked.

Definitely worth testing the External DVD Drive on another machine to see if it works on there to make sure the drive isnt faulty.

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Answer 2

MacFanNW

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Jan 31, 2017 11:28 AM in response to Rekka Alexiel

Old query but I just had a similar problem with my Buffalo DVSM-PC58U2VB optical drive. The drive blinked red (rear, top of drive) but when connected to an older iMac running same 10.12.2 OS X it was fine. Turns out the "newer" iMac has one USB port (closest to Thunderbolt ports) that provides 900mA vs the others that reported available 500mA. The drive works fine on this 900mA port -- don't know why exactly, perhaps the available power is actually greater on this one USB port. Glad I didn't need to buy a new optical drive (even though this Buffalo CD/DVD external drive is old).

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