Simply connect one to your computer through an available USB slot, wait for the installer to finish, and you’re ready to go.
External drives are affordable and plug-and-play ready.
Does anyone have any idea what those two (presumed) nickel-coated neodymium magnets are for? Fine positioning? I'm just really curious because it looks really cool. Here are a couple of solutions for how to play a DVD on a laptop without a disk drive. External CD DVD Drive, Blingco USB 2.0 Slim Protable External CD-RW Drive Burner Writer Player for Laptop Notebook PC Desktop Computer.
If it's a writer-laser you may see something as your retina burns out. External DVD CD Drive, USB 3.0 Type C External CD/DVD Drives Writer Reader Compatible for Win 10/8/7/XP/Vista/Linux/Mac OS, Portable CD Player Burner with DVD for Laptop PC. If it's infrared you won't see it until you don't see anything. With lasers don't sit around with a power supply trying to make a laser come on. Does anyone know where to buy these (stepper motor + lead screw assembly)? They're a beautiful design - I'd like to build a 9x9cm 2-axis plaster-of-paris (google for local name) engraver for metal casting. Parts of the housing are aluminum, others are (I think) mild steel, based on their magnetic behaviour. For example, the SD card has a drive letter that is D, while the CD/DVD on the computer also uses the same letter.
The magnet is connected directly to the threaded rod, although the rod does not carry the magnetic field. SD card reader not working can be ascribed to the driver letter confit. I've never seen a motor of this design before. I've just taken apart one of the "Stepper Motors" and it consists of a cylindrical magnet surrounded by two highly-wound coils, one around (I'm presuming) each pole. (Motion control, anyone?) I can't remember if they can hold a load in position like a stepper. Click this link for latest price and full specification. DC motors with high-resolution encoders (I've found more in printers than CD/DVD drives) with appropriate control firmware give more control than the small stepper motors or hobby servos, plus, assuming there isn't too much friction, you can record movements from the encoder/controller, and play them back. Plug & Play, Connect to PC, Laptop and TV, Burn DVD/CD, Read DVD/CD.
If youre using a desktop PC and dont see a pinhole, youll need to remove the front panel to make it visible. Behind that hole is a button that can eject the tray whether the PC is on or off. Youll usually see a small round pinhole on, below, or beside the drive tray. A few notes based on recent research and experience : 1. Locate the manual release hole on the CD/DVD-ROM drives door. I've just learned the right way on the fourth CD Writer I've disassembled, but your instructable has clarified several points.