Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac. Jan 29, 2018 how to use an apple super drive on pc 2pixelwide. In photos, choose photos preferences, then click icloud. To turn off icloud drive entirely, deselect icloud drive. Dec 11, 2018 commonly when you want to connect an external hard drive to laptop or computer all you need to do is just plug and play thats it. I upload music cds, then copy them to xhard drive for portable use on mp3 players. Oct 27, 2016 apple has discontinued its nonretina legacy macbook pro, the last mac it sold with a builtin cddvd drive. Macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac late 2012 and later, mac. Apples remote disc technology is intriguing, as it allows the air to use the optical drive of another pc or mac wirelessly. The macbook air is designed to be as thin and as light as possible and so it does not include an optical drive of any kind. Apple no longer sells a mac with a cd drive macrumors. The only drive that is listed is the drive for the internet recovery os install. The best external hard drives for mac in 2020 pcmag.
How to use cds, dvds, and blurays on a mac without an. Youll never have to worry about lost cables with the apple usb superdrive. Apple sells a usb superdrive that connects to any macbook air, macbook pro with retina display, imac or mac mini. Also check how to play dvd disc on mac computer without drive. For use with your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air or mac mini. How to upgrade your macbook air with more storage imore. How to free up storage space on your mac apple support. Mac how to find hard drive size on macbook pro, macbook air. The macbook air superdrive has unique firmware which prevents it from being properly recognized as a plug and play optical usb drive by windows. Apple superdrive tutorial on a windows 10 pc youtube.
Enter a name that you want the disk to have after you erase it, such as apple ssd. To share discs from a mac that has a builtin or external optical drive, use these steps. It connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac, or mac mini with a single usb typea cable thats built into the superdrive. Fortunately, apple provides the drivers for running windows on a mac, as part of its bootcamp software.
Heres what you need to know, along with our toprated apple friendly drives. System preferences, click icloud, then click the options button next to icloud drive. However, the interface for the bluray and bluray drive can also vary. I vaguely recall that, many years ago when i once worked for apple, someone inside told me that superdrive of apple notebook can be slave drive to another apple computer, maybe that is still the case, and just hook the two laptops together and the disc might ejectwild guess only though. If you download the latest release of bootcamp from apple s support site, you will have a zip. Apple, powerbook, airport, firewire, quicktime, itunes and mac os are. Apple macbook air superdrive mb397ga dvd cd player usb external disc disk drive.
To find out what you have, click the apple logo in the top left corner of the menu bar and select the about this mac option. In macos mojave or earlier, choose apple menu system preferences, click icloud, then click options next to icloud drive. The issue i am seeing that i cant boot so i decided to go to recovery mode. Apples branded playableburnable cd dvd drive is the perfect complement to your imac or macbook pro unless you have a late 2016 or newer macbook pro, in which case youll need the usbc to usb adapter.
Apple has begun to stop installing cd dvd drives since the introduction of macbook air in january 2008. Apple introduces new ipad pro, magic keyboard, macbook air. Sep 06, 2019 there are several reasons you might need to install a new copy of macos or os x on the hard drive in your mac or macbook. This option will only be visible if your mac has an. The macbook air does not have a cd, dvd, or superdrive. The apple usb superdrive has a slightly longer 340mm cable compared to the cable on the macbook air superdrive 250mm. Wait for your mac to fully boot, then reconnect the drive to your mac and see if it now recognizes it. Eject a disc from a superdrive on your macbook air solve. Apple s new laptop, the macbook air, may not be the true ultraportable that many had hoped for, but it still easily breaks new ground for small laptops. Repair a storage device in disk utility on mac apple support. Assuming the computer with a disc drive you want to share is a mac, click the apple menu, click system preferences, and click the sharing icon.
Review and how to of versiontech usb external slot dvd vcd cd rw drive burner superdrive duration. Later apple discontinued manufacturing macbook and imac with optical drives in 2016 and mid2011 respectively. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Try using terminal to eject the disk, then shut down your mac, wait 2030 seconds and unplug the external drive from the mac, and power your mac back on. Usb ultraslim portable cd dvd rw dvd cd rom burnerwriter. Many apple bluray and bluray disc drives are external, allowing you to hook your apple imac, apple macbook, macbook pro, or other device up to a variety of different disc drives. Before doing anything you need to be sure exactly what model mac you have. For this purpose, you need to rely on external cd dvd drives. This video will show you how to upgrade or replace your macbook air s hard drive. Theres no separate power adapter, and it works whether your mac is plugged in or running on battery power. Today, we are going to let you know how to find or check your current hard disk size and available space. If you continue to have problems with your disk or it cant be repaired.
The apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are designed exclusively for use. However, the utility disk tool doesnt show my main hard drive only 1 disk0 with size of 1. I discovered that because i was worried about the cd being permanently stuck in the drive. Once connected the external superdrive acts just like an internal one. How to check a macs free hard drive space macworld. Mar 31, 2020 no way to download os or to install from the cddvd drive. First, youll need to set up the server on a remote computer with a disc drive.
The remote disc feature of your mac lets you use files stored on a cd or dvd hosted from another computer. The description says that it is compatible with mac, but when i plug it in, the cd drive does not appear on my desktop. Are there solid brands that would work as wellbetter than apples. How to factory reset a macbook air or other mac with macos. Fortunately, there are also several ways to do it, ranging from internet recovery to installation discs. Apple superdrive 8x external usb doublelayer dvdrwcdrw. If youre erasing your startup disk, you might be prompted to enter your apple id. Internal hard drive not showing up apple community. Feb 01, 2020 can you recommend a disc drive for my macbook air early 2015.
When i attach the drive to my macbook air s usb port, and put a cd in the drive, the cd icon does not appear on the desktop. The only way to watch a dvd is to use an external dvd drive. Activate the dvd and cd sharing option in the sharing list. Otherwise youll need to open up the drive to pull the disk out. Dec 21, 2010 when software comes on a cd or dvd and you want to install it on a macbook air, you cant just pop open the disc drive or slide a disc into a slot, like you would on a computer with an optical drive. Apple s laptop lineup is more streamlined than ever, now comprised of a inch macbook air and inch and 16inch macbook pro models. Would you say its best to just get the apple disc drive. If your mac has a fusion drive and you see a flashing question mark or alert, see the troubleshooting section of the apple support article about fusion drive, a storage option for some mac computers. Apple has announced a collection of new hardware including a new ipad pro, complementary keyboard attachment and macbook air.
The last apple mac to ship with an optical cd or dvd drive was a in macbook. But, if you are using macbook air then hard drive must be formatted with a file system your mac can support. While this was true of laptops on sale at the time, the 2003 sharp actius mm10 muramasas was thinner at some points than the macbook air, being 0. You can also connect the superdrive to the usb ports on the back of the apple led cinema display. But it can still be tough deciding what macbook to buy. Whats in the box macbook air superdrive with attached usb. External blu ray drive,luom external blu ray dvd drive usb3. This is important since theres no optical drive in. The inch notebook had not been updated since june 2012, but it remained available for.
But you can open hfsexplorer, read a mac formatted drive, and copy the files to your windows pc without paying a dime. Jan 03, 2020 apple s branded playableburnable cddvd drive is the perfect complement to your imac or macbook pro unless you have a late 2016 or newer macbook pro, in which case youll need the usbc to usb adapter. How to install software from a cddvd to a macbook air. It connects to your macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, imac or mac mini with a single usb typea cable thats built into the superdrive. You can also view your free disk space from your mac s disk utility app. Steps 46 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not mac os extended, if the partition scheme has been changed, or if a different operating system not os x has been installed on the drive.
If you havent found the answer or if othersd like to know how to use their macbook to watch dvds. Disk utility is within system preferences, or you can find it. Developed by intel in collaboration with apple, thunderbolt technology transmits data and display signals in both directions at the same time using the same cable. To format as a mac disk, choose either apfs or mac os extended journaled. At the launch of the macbook air in january 2008, apple claimed it to be the thinnest laptop in the world. On the mac that has an optical drive, choose system preferences from the apple menu. Disk utility also still shows no internal hard drive. The macbook air forgoes the optical drive to keep it thin and small.
On your macbook air, within the remote disc window, doubleclick on the name of the mac that has the media drive. Usb super drive 2019 for macbook pro and windows 10 duration. Click on the drive image to the right it will lead you to the ifixit guide on how to open the drive up. Feb 23, 2015 one of the best ways to get more life out of an aging mac is to upgrade the storage. Apr 12, 2017 the remote disc feature of your mac lets you use files stored on a cd or dvd hosted from another computer. Click the sharing icon in the system preferences window.
Make sure youve entered a name that you can easily recognize in the computer name field. How do i use disk utility to reformat my hard drive. Apple superdrive tutorial on a windows 10 pc techlife. Internal hard drive not detected in disk apple community. Gtechnology 12tb graid with thunderbolt 3 hard drive storage system previous gallery image. Use the cd or dvd drive from another computer with your mac. How to connect the apple usb superdrive apple support. Its not much larger than the size of a cd case, so it fits snug in your computer bag without taking up a lot of room. External disk drive not ejecting i have a macbook air which doesnt have a disk drive built in so i bought an external one. Im using the apple external cd drive, so no other cable to try. Try restarting the system and press the c key to get it to read the disk which it will fail and kick out.
First, you can use apple s remote disc option to install programs. Oct 26, 20 apple s plan to wipe out disc drives is nearly complete. External dvd drive not working postmojav apple community. I put a dvd in it, it all worked perfectly normal, once finishing the dvd i shut down the computer like i would normal but i forgot to eject the disk.
Find out which macs can use the apple usb superdrive and how to connect it. It should look as though your mac has started again. Jun 07, 2017 apple computers without a builtin optical drive can connect an external apple usb superdrive or macbook air superdrive to read optical media such as cds and dvds. How to use macbook air superdrive dvd drive on windows pcs. How to install macos or os x on a new hard drive for your mac. Looking to add storage, or for a smart way to back up your mac. Apples branded playableburnable cddvd drive is the perfect complement to your imac or macbook pro unless you have a late 2016 or newer. With only a single machine that still has a dvd drive, apple is close to finishing something it began nearly six years ago.
With your new mac devices, you are not able to run cds or dvds. Check apple s disk utility to see if an external drive is showing up. Apple macbook pro 16 display with touch bar intel core i7 16gb memory amd radeon pro 5300m 512gb ssd latest model space gray model. There are a couple of workarounds if you really need a cd or dvd drive.
Sharing discs if your mac doesnt have a builtin optical drive and you need to use a cd or dvd, you can connect an external drive like the apple usb superdrive. Apples plan to wipe out disc drives is nearly complete cnet. The last apple mac to ship with an optical cd or dvd drive was a in macbook pro, originally released in june 2012, but on sale until october 2016, when apple discontinued that model, more. Without any sort of prior announcement, apple introduced wednesday an.
First steps make sure the apple usb superdrive is lying flat on a surface with the silver top facing upward. Macbook air 11inch, early 2015 macbook pro 16inch, 2019 macbook pro inch, 2016 and later. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size. Apple s branded playableburnable cd dvd drive is the perfect complement to your imac or macbook pro unless you have a late 2016 or newer macbook pro, in which case youll need the usbc to usb adapter. Sep 09, 2019 external dvd drive, usb type c ultraslim portable cd dvd rwdvd cd rom burner writer superdrive with high speed data transfer and touch eject button for mac macbook pro air imac laptop pc sliver. In this video i unbox and demonstrate the external macbook air superdrive. Booted from thumb drive create a bootable installer for macos apple support using the apple usb c av multipart adapter, but i still had no internal disk showing up to install the os on in the installation menu. And just bought a external cd drive from victech on amazon. External cd drive not working, advice please applevis. Feb 22, 2011 the original macbook air has been out for a while now but it is still an amazing piece of technology. I set up an apple store account, but of course, found no way to download the os even im willing to buy it from apple. If youre trying to squeeze as many files as you can onto that 64 gb macbook air, that extra storage space can be useful.
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