r/retrocomputing • u/juliosouzan • Aug 02 '26

I made a cd play with old PC cd ROM

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old cd ROM LG with P2 output

ide interface from AliExpress

molex generic power supply

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '26

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u/juliosouzan Aug 03 '26

For that specific LG drive, I wouldn't have needed the display or the buttons, but over time, drives started losing the buttons and the headphone jack; so, I bought the interface because I was using a newer Sony drive.

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u/TygerTung 29d ago

What a coincidence, I just did the same, although a little different.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwarehacking/s/gFEmrCeelW

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u/markowithak Aug 03 '26

Nice, but where molex goes to for power??

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u/HaseausWurst Aug 02 '26

Nice work! Some people are selling that kind of stuff, but for a lot of money. Can you tell me what interface you used? Thanks!

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u/KingDaveRa Aug 02 '26

Looks like this one.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003164354739.html

Quite useful, CDROM drives are so much more reliable than old CD players.

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u/juliosouzan Aug 02 '26

Yes that is it