ASUS ZenDrive V1M External Drive Not Showing Up on my MBP M1 14" 2021 Desktop

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candrews4 Author

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ASUS ZenDrive V1M External Drive Not Showing Up on my MBP M1 14" 2021 Desktop

ASUS ZenDrive V1M External CD/DVD Drive Not Showing Up on my MacBook Pro M1 14" 2021 Desktop.

MacOS is Sequoia 15.7.3.

The drive only shows up as a USB 3 device in the System Report only.

It does not show up on the Disk Utility or Desktop with a CD or DVD loaded.

I have tried it with both media and tried it plugged into each of the 3 USB 3 ports. Restarted with a CD and DVD in the drive, still won't show up in the Disk Utility or Desktop.

The drive appears to run and spin up the disk, then it just stop, so I know the drive mechanically is working.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Dec 19, 2025 9:53 AM

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Answer 1

Ronasara

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Dec 19, 2025 10:13 AM in response to candrews4

Thank you for the very thorough information. Since it shows up in the System Report, that shows that the computer recognizes it and that it has a good USB connection. I'm going to suggest that the disk is failing since Disk Utility can't see it. One last thing. Try restarting the computer in the Safe Mode. Press the Shift key on restart, then see if there is any change. Then restart normally. Good luck.

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Answer 2

Dec 19, 2025 11:01 AM in response to candrews4

a common problem with small bus-powered DVD readers is not enough power from the USB bus.

you can check that here:

--graphic provided by senior contributor Allan Jones.

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