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Question: how do you install it on a surface pro 3?
Document: I have only used this drive for DVDs, but it works right out of the box with my Surface Pro running Windows 8.1.
This works great! I have used it several times connected to my Microsoft Surface Pro 2. You definitely have to use both ports on the external player in order for it to run properly. Once you connect it properly, it is will play all your CD's and DVD's.
Works well and it came with Cyberlink Hi-def Suite and PowerDVD software wich plays Blue Ray disks. PowerDVD software is little tricky to get Dolby Digital/DTS to pass through HDMI but once you get a hang of it its fine. The POwerDVD software is an older version 7.3 and it will not upgrade to newer version 10 so don't buy the upgrade it will not install.
great, works as advertised, I did not install the auto-update 'check mark' as it kept trying to log on to the web site and die....., otherwise steller.
Cannot use this item. Windows 8 does not support playback of bluray. Was not aware of this until I was trying  to find playback software to install. And now I've opened it so I can't return it.
I use this on my laptop and netbook. It works great and after 3 months of being draged around and hooked up it still works great.Great for the price! !
So my old hub is DEAD as a muthafutha! !A trip to Best Buy later, I came back on with a new powered hub and tried it again, this time with one USB cable from the BD external in it. It tried to install the driver, but not only it failed to install, it messed up my drivers for the keyboard and mouse!
I bought this drive because my new laptop does not have a disk drive. I wanted something that would play both standard DVDs and Blu-ray. This does neither, despite the labeling. It did load the older software disks that I wanted to install, but that is it. I did some research on the Microsoft website, and found that others had had the same problem. There is no solution. I will be returning it.
(Was going to use a USB stick/uSD card install but figured that I just test this drive out since I had it...)NOTE:  The above was done with BOTH supplied cables connected. I suspect that it might read(ROM mode) fine with the single USB cable, but probably REQUIRES the second cable to support writing operations.
No drivers to install, no fuss, no muss. It's been ripping away ever since I bought it and I couldn't be happier. Very highly recommended, especially given its cost in comparison to the alternatives on the market.Just be sure you know what you're getting when you purchase this: it will NOT give your Apple computer the magical ability to play Blu Ray movies without additional software.
Answer: I've bought this specifically for the surface pro 3. After tinkering around a bit I've set it up like this. What you need to do is plug the power cable into the powered USB port on the surface pro 3 charger and then plug the data transfer cable into the USB port on the surface pro 3. To play blu ray disc I've used Mac Blu-Ray player, to play DVDs I found out you only need to use the data transfer cable to the surface pro 3. Hope this helps.