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Does Mac OS 9 support the Apple SuperDrive?

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jzw95:
Does anyone know if Mac OS 9.2.2 can use an external Apple SuperDrive? I want to use some of my old CDs and DVDs from Mac OS 8 & 9 days and would like to access them in Mac OS 9 running on the UTM emulator. But I don't think I had the external SuperDrive back when I was running Mac OS 9 and am not sure if it there were ever drivers for it (or whether the "Apple CD/DVD Driver" extension supported it).

aBc:
Just tested an Apple Super Drive Model: A1379 / EMC No: 2526 with a Quicksilver running OS 9, OS X Tiger and Leopard.
(Via USB 1.1 and a USB 2.0 card.) Same also tested with an MDD. NO-GO. Sorry.

GaryN:
The A1379 Superdrive was made for the Macbook Air and Macbook Pro from 2008 when they stopped building them into the laptops.

IIO:
if you have a firewire enclosure around, try that with a modern drive of your choice, the chance is high that it works. the issue is the USB device, not the drive itself.

jzw95:

--- Quote from: aBc on March 28, 2024, 08:29:56 PM ---Just tested an Apple Super Drive Model: A1379 / EMC No: 2526 with a Quicksilver running OS 9, OS X Tiger and Leopard.
(Via USB 1.1 and a USB 2.0 card.) Same also tested with an MDD. NO-GO. Sorry.

--- End quote ---

Thank you for testing, much appreciated. However I wouldn't expect it to work with USB 1.1 or a USB add-on card. The SuperDrive draws more power than the USB 2.0 spec allows, so only works with Macs introduced after it was released which have the ability to supply the required power over their USB ports.


--- Quote from: GaryN on March 28, 2024, 09:16:06 PM ---The A1379 Superdrive was made for the Macbook Air and Macbook Pro from 2008 when they stopped building them into the laptops.

--- End quote ---

The A1379 is also the model I have that was made for all Macs.


--- Quote from: IIO on March 29, 2024, 01:13:14 PM ---if you have a firewire enclosure around, try that with a modern drive of your choice, the chance is high that it works. the issue is the USB device, not the drive itself.

--- End quote ---

Thanks, I wondered if that was the case. Given the non-standard USB interface on the SuperDrive I assume the Mac OS 9 CD/DVD Driver doesn't know how to deal with it. I have an old FireWire drive somewhere that I might dig out.

Appreciate all the advice.

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