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Bill King
User level: Level 1 (34 points)

iMac doesn't recognize LG Slim portable DVD player/writer?

My Mac (Model Identifier: Mac16,3, Model Number: Z1EH000HLLL/A) no longer seems to recognize my LG Slim portable DVD reader/writer (model GP65NB60).

If I put in a DVD, it tries to spin it up, but never appears on the desktop. I can use the same DVD o nanother computer no issue, and it worked with my older Mac.

I tried connecting it to my new Mac both via USB (connecting to keyboard and via USB-C/Thunderbolt via Apple USB C to A adapter) with no luck.

I saw this old post which seems to be same issue, but for different Mac hardware.

MacBook Air stopped recognizing LG Slim P… - Apple Community

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Posted on Sep 26, 2026 7:34 AM

2 replies

Rudegar
User level: Level 10 (187,102 points)

Sep 26, 2026 7:52 AM in response to Bill King

newer macos version do not by default place newly mounted volumes on the desktop


should still show up in finder though but only if a disc in the drive


some external optical drive that connects by usb really require more power then 1 usb port can provide so my asus blueray writer comes with a cable with microUSB in one end and 2 usb-a in the other one for power which I connect to an usb ac charger and one for data that I connect to the computer works fine


some repport that many optical usb drives don't work with usb hubs so one one needs to connect it directly to the computer


if the computer only / mostly have usb-c ports then one can get tons of usb-c to usb-a and the other way around adaptors



Bill King Author
User level: Level 1 (34 points)

Sep 26, 2026 8:18 AM in response to Rudegar

I have the option enabled under the finder to show CDs on the desktop, so not that.

I have that apple USB-C to USB-A/Thunderbolt adapter, and like I said have tried the USB plug on the keyboard to power it, and no dice. When I plug the player into a Windows machine, nothing special needed to make it work.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256365442