It uses firmware too – and Apple appears to have designed custom firmware for it! It’s a small circuit board that allows an IDE device like the optical drive within the MBA SuperDrive to work as a USB device. After taking apart the SuperDrive and mounting the optical drive directly into a PCs removable bay, it was recognized just fine. Other people have suggested that perhaps the optical drive within the MBA SuperDrive uses special firmware. kext files (kernel extensions) by comparing them with the ones available on other Macs – nothing. What about drivers? I (and others) have scoured the MacBook Air system folder for additional and modified. My attempt at connecting the SuperDrive to several PCs and Macs while injecting additional current using a special cable was unsuccessful… Some people have speculated that perhaps the MBA SuperDrive draws more than 500 mA and that the MacBook Air provides more than 500 mA via its USB port. The MBA SuperDrive is designed to work only with the Apple MacBook Air. All you need is a $9 part (shipping extra) and a bit of soldering and you too can do this mod.įirst, take a look at pictures of this mod and a video where I connect my hacked SuperDrive to my Mac mini and my HP Mini-Note running Windows XP. Well rejoice :) I have successfully hacked my MBA SuperDrive to work with other Macs and PCs. If only it was usable with other Macs and PCs! So like me, you have a MacBook Air SuperDrive… It’s affordable, it’s functional, it’s sexy.
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