USB Superdrive - has accepted a disk but wont do anything?

I have eventually managed to get my new USB Superdrive to just take a disk. But now it doesn't do anything with it?? I can't eject the disk because I can't find any controls for the superdrive? I'm becoming increasingly frutrated with it, my software is up todate i've no idea what to do?

That is completely false and whoever told you that they were flat out lying to you.
Simple fact is you can use any brand/make and model external CD/DVD drive that connects by USB port with Any Mac computer.
I have 3 of them. One an Asus that comes in it own case with a Y USB cable, A bare notebook size drive I bought from Newegg.com that I use a SATA to USB adapter that I got from someplace (it is made to fit the smaller, closer together, SATA data & power ports on notebook size DVD drives) and a notebook size DVD drive that came out of my Dell E6420 notebook so I could install a second hard drive in that notebook.
All of them work with the Macbook Pro I have, a 15" late 2011 model, and with any other computer I have.
So I suggest you take that drive back to where ever you bought it and retuirn it for a Refund. Then buy any, and I do really nean ANY, other make and model External DVD drive that connects by USB. It Will work, work better then the Superdrive and cost less.
Good Luck & Best Wishes.
Jenn457 wrote:
Thank you for all you help! I didn't intend to buy an apple one but all the ones I found today didn't work with macs!

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