Apple USB SuperDrive with iMac question

From what I've read elsewhere. The Apple USB SuperDrive if connected to current iMac's will not be recognised.
I was wondering if it would be possible to connect the Apple USB SuperDrive to the iMac when it is used with/has a Virtual Machine with Parellels Desktop, would the Apple USB SuperDrive be then recognised in the Windows side?
Thanks in advance.

stephenfromhalifax,
I read with interest your post about adding a command to the Terminal that will allow a
Apple USB SuperDrive to be used with a Mac equipped with a built in Optical Drive.
Unfortunately my attempts to perform this modification were unsuccessful.
First a question: Does the SuperDrive have to be connected to the iMac when the
command is entered?
Next, Here are the steps I took. First I double clicked on the Terminal icon in the Utilities folder
in the Hard Drive and a window opened on the desk top. This first line at the top of the window
had my user name - "bash"- 80X24. The contents of the window had login information followed
on line two with user information, iMac, my user name, a $ and a rectangle.
In addition to opening a window on the desktop, a "Terminal" icon appears in the Dock and when
you click on it a number of choices appear. One of the choices is "New Command". That selection
opens a window that allows you to enter a command, choose "Run command inside a shell" (huh?)
and  "Run" or "Cancel".
I decided to try the "New Command" and "Run" option but when I finished the the USB Superdrive
still wouldn't work. Perhaps there is something I'm missing here?

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