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Apple USB SuperDrive: CD copy to library no go

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:13:58 -0700

I have a mini Mac and bought a USB SuperDrive. When I pop a CD in the drive, the disc is recognized. But when I try to copy the CD into my iTunes library, I get error code 100030. Rebooted, etc. Still happening. Help!

Apple USB SuperDrive: How do I fix the clip in SuperDrive

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:58:04 -0700

How do I fix the clip inside my SuperDrive. I accidentally shoved a disk in the port while a disk was in there and I broke it.

⟐ Commented December 16, 2020 at 11:58 MST

Apple Optical Drive: How do you mount an internal drive using the SATA USB cable?

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:58:49 -0700

I did a Dual Drive upgrade to my unibody macbook. Add a SSD, moved the hard drive to the optical spot, and took out the optical drive. Now I have a spare optical drive that I’m trying to use.

Using the '''SATA Optical Drive USB Cable''' I plugged in the optical drive to the Mac. Nothing happened.

I decided to try a Windows 10 PC. Device Manager recognized a “USB Mass Storage Device”, but did not mount the drive.

So next thought I had is.. Maybe it needs media in the drive to mount. I grabbed a CD and popped it in. The drive spun the CD up for a little bit and then decided to stop.

So am I missing a driver? How do I eject the CD now?

Apple Optical Drive: Mounting screw size for Sony Optiarc AD-5670s?

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:33:27 -0700

Have a replacement drive for a broken SuperDrive. It's a Sony Optiarc AD-5670s slot drive and everything seems to fit and work well. The issue I am getting is the old standard screws don't seem to fit. The mounting holes on the Sony DVD drive all seem "smaller" than normal. I was wondering if anyone knew what size screws are used to mount this drive.