Hi All,

I have an Amiga CD32 without the CD-Rom drive. Would anyone have knowledge
about weather a CD-Rom drive from another system like Sega-Mega or Dreamcast
or a PS1 would work as a replacement for that drive? I was looking at some YouTube
videos about these systems and noticed that the CD Drives looked almost identical
to the on in the CD32. True or False?
Thanks so much
Brad Hansen

@Punkyclown

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=84408

@Punkyclown

How on earth do you have an Amiga CD32 without the CD? That leaves you with an Amiga 32. Never heard of it!

Perhaps now is the time to upgrade to a DVD burner.

I was discussing this very issue with my Amiga friends. From laser removal to replacing the whole mechanism.

Install the terrible fire tr328 !!!
8 mega of fast connector ide rgb port ps2 port

Last edited by cip060 on 02-Aug-2018 at 10:49 AM.

First, the whole cd unit is missing not just the laser. Second I’m trying to
make a complete CD32, nothing else. Thirds, I have no use for a ps2 port
or anything else ps2.
But thanks for the feedback
Brad Hansen

@Punkyclown
Quiet as finding a CD32 player is almost impossible I gave you the solution less than 100 euros to make usable your cd32 with a mouse and keyboard operating system and all the games installed with whdload

less than 100 euros

Then do what you want
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtZotEIvO30

Last edited by cip060 on 02-Aug-2018 at 06:21 PM.

@cip060 Send me a thumb drive with WHDLoad scripts and all the Amiga games
and I’ll sing your praises . The question was can I take the drive unit form another
console and use it here. That’s about as much altering as I want to do, but kind of major.

Thanks
Brad Hansen

@Punkyclown

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The question was can I take the drive unit form another console and use it here.

Answer is "Maybe, but not likely". Drive you are looking for is Sony KSM-2101BAM which uses proprietary interface so finding interchangeable from other console will be hit and miss. Check ebay and you might get lucky.

@Punkyclown
What the hell are you talking about ??
I entanto I give you the options to use your cd32 and you treat me like that?
But arrange goodbye

@Punkyclown

Won't you take me to...
Punkyclown.

Won't you take me to...
Punkyclown.

Well I talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it...
Yeah.
Talk about, talk about , talk about Amigas!

Sorry I held off for for a while.

I expect the drive was custom manufactured for Commodore so chances of finding a match in something other then a CD32 would be slim to none. It may be possible to find a dead CD32 with a motherboard eaten by leaking caps (should be very cheap) that has a working drive, maybe try Amibay.

@cip060

Quote:

What the hell are you talking about ?? I entanto I give you the options to use your cd32 and you treat me like that? But arrange goodbye

It's obvious that English isn't your 1st language..... he's not "treating you" in any way, but merely pointing out that your solution IS NOT what he wants, which he's said more than once in this thread.

@Canfod
It seems to me that he answered me in a very offensive way

@Punkyclown


I have an extra MECH that the laser needs to be replaced. That is much easier to do than trying to find a who MECH from another machine. The lasers are more standard.... Give me a PM.

I will be going to the CRX show at the end of the month too so I can bring it.

Last edited by omnicron10 on 05-Aug-2018 at 09:15 PM.

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