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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
External DVD+RW drive
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1645448" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hello and welcome to the forum! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Now, I do not own this Pioneer optical drive (use an Apple Super Drive w/ my MBPro), but I was reading the <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411557,00.asp" target="_blank">PC Mag Review</a> and several issues may be involved: 1) Power cord used is a Y-connector for 2 USB ports; and 2) Compatibility issues were raised for use on OS X; so let us know if you indeed have the drive connected to two USB ports - power may be an issue; otherwise which OS X are you using (assume Yosemite w/ a new MBAir)? Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1645448, member: 234411"] Hello and welcome to the forum! :) Now, I do not own this Pioneer optical drive (use an Apple Super Drive w/ my MBPro), but I was reading the [URL="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411557,00.asp"]PC Mag Review[/URL] and several issues may be involved: 1) Power cord used is a Y-connector for 2 USB ports; and 2) Compatibility issues were raised for use on OS X; so let us know if you indeed have the drive connected to two USB ports - power may be an issue; otherwise which OS X are you using (assume Yosemite w/ a new MBAir)? Dave [/QUOTE]
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