Hi
I have an old 8X IDE CD-ROM drive removed from my old 386 computer. The CD-ROM drive is still working mechanically and detectable by the computer, but the laser inside has been damaged. Now that I have removed it, I wonder if there are any ways to re-use the component inside? As for the motors, how do I make them move without the computers? I tried connecting it to a computer supply, search for IDE interface and tried trigerring it by feeding input to the IDE cable but did not succeed. I can only make the drive door open/close: the motor to do this was a normal DC motor an its +/- inputs are exposed. (I could make a floppy drive motor move by feeding input to the cable)
Any ideas?
I have an old 8X IDE CD-ROM drive removed from my old 386 computer. The CD-ROM drive is still working mechanically and detectable by the computer, but the laser inside has been damaged. Now that I have removed it, I wonder if there are any ways to re-use the component inside? As for the motors, how do I make them move without the computers? I tried connecting it to a computer supply, search for IDE interface and tried trigerring it by feeding input to the IDE cable but did not succeed. I can only make the drive door open/close: the motor to do this was a normal DC motor an its +/- inputs are exposed. (I could make a floppy drive motor move by feeding input to the cable)
Any ideas?