Has anyone had any success relocating a slimline slot-load dvd drive eject button? I have not purchased one yet, I am assuming the button is soldered to 2 contacts on the board. My plan is to solder 2 wires to these contacts and add an external switch. The load opening in the dash will be just slightly larger than a dvd, so the built in switch is covered.
i have a slot loading drive out of an old imac. I soldered wires and a momentary push button for an eject button and it workd fine. On my drive the contacts are very small, so take your time when soldering and make sure you have a small tip for your iron. I used wire from an old 80 wire IDE cable. This wire works great for small things since the 80 wire IDEs are a very fine guage solid wire, not stranded.
System: AMD Duron 1200+ , 512 MB ram , usb sb mp3+ , Tview 7" touchscreen , M1-ATX PSU , Slot Load iMac DVD-Rom , 40 GB laptop HDD, netgear USB 802.11g
Progress: Installation: 90% Dash fabrication: 80%
Parts Needed: USB GPS
Thanks for the tip, how does the imac dvd-rom interface with your pc, is it just a standard slim-line connector?
yes, the connector is a standard slimline connector, but I believe it is rotated 180 degrees from what most drives have. The one i have was pulled straight from an imac and still had the adapter to standard ide attached. Other adatpers should work, but they may stick out to the side a bit. For a while the imac drives were the only slimline slot loading drives you could get. There are lots of threads about them.
System: AMD Duron 1200+ , 512 MB ram , usb sb mp3+ , Tview 7" touchscreen , M1-ATX PSU , Slot Load iMac DVD-Rom , 40 GB laptop HDD, netgear USB 802.11g
Progress: Installation: 90% Dash fabrication: 80%
Parts Needed: USB GPS
couldnt you just stick a button through the dash? or eject it from my computer?
Progress,.... that is what I keep forgetting ;)
planning_[++++++++++]. 110%
parts___[++++++----] around 60%
install___[-----------] -9,000%
you could.....but where's the fun in that?
sorry. I didnt mean to make too much sense there.
Progress,.... that is what I keep forgetting ;)
planning_[++++++++++]. 110%
parts___[++++++----] around 60%
install___[-----------] -9,000%
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