Old CD ROM drive as cd player

Asked By Peter Simons 10 points N/A Posted on - 08/09/2011

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As a result of changing pc from time to time ends collecting cd rom drives. I have two lying around  and one DVD rom drive. I wanted to utilize this drives it what ever they may be good at. Can this cd rom drive can act as cd player?

How about this DVD drive as DVD player for movies?

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Answered By maggie lee 0 points N/A #112702

Old CD ROM drive as cd player

Hi Peter, It would be great to use old CDROM as a CD player. Most CDROM are put-aside and or junk with out knowing it's usage and can still be useful. It can work as a stand alone music and movie player. Now, how this works? Connect CD Rom with an Audio-Out Output wire to a headphone and or speaker/amplifier. It will run the player even with out computer. It needs power supply and a D-type power connector that uses as a circuit outputs in a CDROM. A LED light will lit in the CDROM drive indicate that it's functioning. You can also re-track song and can move forward and backward as soon as the CD is inserted. It has button/function in front where you can press to start playing the song. Hope this helps.

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Old CD ROM drive as cd player

Hi Peter,

• Most CD Rom often had thrown it away because it is useful when a computer crashed.
• Here are some tips to make it useful;
• Connect CD Rom to a speaker/amplifier with D-type of connector. Plugged it into 12v yellow wire and you can now use it. You can play music; retract sounds, forward and backwards songs. You can control the sounds by using the button in front. Press and it will make the sounds clear.
• Here are screen shots on how to install CD Rom with speaker/amplifier.

It has main input with Rectifier and Regulator External CD Rom and Stereo Audio Output and Tape Deck plus speaker.

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