USB port lacks power If you have the device plugged into a USB hub or into your keyboard, plug it directly into one of the USB ports on the computer. If it works there, the issue is with the device to which it had been previously connected. The device may need more power than the port provides. Not all USB ports in the computer are working. Restart your computer. Sometimes you get lucky, and the easiest solution ends up fixing the biggest.
Q: My CD/DVD Drive on my iMac keeps ejecting every CD/DVD when I put a CD/DVD in the drive. It sounds like it tries to read the disc, buy fails finally. I thought maybe my Mac SuperDrive needs to be replaced so that I plugged in an external USB SuperDrive to my Mac. But fortunately, both of them ejected CD/DVD. How to fix this 'CD/DVD drive keeps ejecting on Mac' issue?
A: 1. Run disk utility and repair disk permission.
1). Choose Go > Utilities.
2). Double-click Disk Utility.
3). Select the volume in the left pane for which you want to repair permissions.
4). Hit the First Aid tab.
5). Select the volume to which you want to install the Adobe application.
6). Click Repair Disk Permissions.
1). Choose Go > Utilities.
2). Double-click Disk Utility.
3). Select the volume in the left pane for which you want to repair permissions.
4). Hit the First Aid tab.
5). Select the volume to which you want to install the Adobe application.
6). Click Repair Disk Permissions.
2. Delete the configuration file to create a fresh copy.
3. Reset the NVRAM/PRAM and SMC.
4. Delete the Finder's preference files.
5. Clean the SuperDrive's slot with compressed gas/Vaccum Cleaner.
3. Reset the NVRAM/PRAM and SMC.
4. Delete the Finder's preference files.
5. Clean the SuperDrive's slot with compressed gas/Vaccum Cleaner.
Q: The Mac superdrive won't read DVD video discs. It reads blank ones but not video discs with content. It comes up with an error message 'This computer can't read this disc' when I put a DVD video disc into the Mac SuperDrive.
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A: The simplest solution of this DVD won't play on Mac SuperDrive problem is buying an external USB SuperDrive for Mac and later you can upgrade to a new Mac which already have an external to use.
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Though all of those CD/DVD drive not working solutions are useful, you still will encounter many more unexpected & new SuperDrive not working issues. So, the once-for-all solution to successfully watch new DVD movies/videos is ripping DVD to Mac with the help of best DVD ripper for Mac before SuperDrive doesn't work.