USB 3.0 External DVD CD Drive, Tagital Slim Portable External DVD/CD RW Burner Drive for l aptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mac Mac book Pro, Mac book Air. : The retina MacBook Pro doesn't have a CD rom drive. You may purchase apple super drive to fulfill the purpose. However MacBook Pro without Retina display has a CD drive. Hope this answers your question. Apple computers without a built-in optical drive can connect an external Apple USB SuperDrive or MacBook Air SuperDrive to read optical media such as CDs and DVDs. The Apple USB SuperDrive has a slightly longer (340mm) cable compared to the cable on the MacBook Air SuperDrive (250mm). Both SuperDrives are functionally equivalent. Older models of the MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac mini computers have a built-in SuperDrive. The SuperDrive uses a slot-loading mechanism which pulls the disc directly in rather than first placing the disc onto a loading tray. Older Mac Pro models use a loading tray. ![]() • Make sure the Apple USB SuperDrive is lying flat on a surface with the silver top facing upward (shown below). If the Superdrive is oriented upside down it will not read discs. ![]() Correct: Aluminum enclosure is facing up Incorrect: Apple logo should be facing down Because the USB port on external displays may not be powered at startup, connect the drive directly to the USB ports on your Apple computer when you need to use the Superdrive as a startup device. Reconnect the Superdrive directly to the display when you no longer need to start the computer from the SuperDrive. • The Apple USB SuperDrive and MacBook Air SuperDrive are designed exclusively for use with Mac computers that do not have a built-in optical drive. Plug in the SuperDrive directly to the computer's USB port. Don't use a USB hub. • You can also connect the SuperDrive to the USB ports on the back of the Apple LED Cinema Display (24-inch, Late 2008), Apple LED Cinema Display (27-inch), or Apple Thunderbolt Display. • Be sure not to put the drive underneath anything heavy, underneath your computer, or on top of your computer. • If you have trouble using a SuperDrive with Microsoft Windows, try starting the computer with the SuperDrive already plugged in. • Be sure to check your disc to make sure it is flat. You can check this by putting the disc upside-down on a flat surface. If the disc is bowed up on any side or in the center, do not use the disc because it might get stuck in the drive. Do not use discs that have anything attached to them or dangling from them (such as 'sweeper' or cleaning discs). • If the drive struggles when you put in a disc or stops part-way, carefully look at the disc for labels that may be interfering. If there aren't any raised labels then try putting the disc in a few more times. • Try another disc to see if the issue is being caused by a specific disc. • Make sure you insert the disc far enough for the drive mechanism to activate. You need to insert discs nearly all the way before the drive will activate and pull them in. If you don't completely insert a disc, the drive will reverse and push the disc back out. • Allow the drive one or two seconds to accept the disc while it is fully inserted. • If the drive repeatedly does not accept discs, or an, or make an appointment with an.
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