Laptop DVD interface, name this connector

[T1mb0]

http://www.dedicatedgaming.com/~tim/dvd.jpg

can someone tell me what this connector is called, is it proprietory or a standard laptop interface?

is there an adaptor to attach this to a normal IDE ribbon cable? or do i have to make my own one? is there a pin diagram anywhere?

thx

 

[T1mb0]

ok im stupid heres a clickable link

 

[zephyrprime]

Still can't see it.

 

[T1mb0]

what do u mean? if u click that link u get the photo pop up in a new window

 

[corkyg]

Definitely a proprietary connector. Looks like a wide SCSI 68 pin job. Could it possible be a connector to a dedicated docking station? Not standard laptop stuff at all. What brand of laptop is in the picture? (BTW - your link is perfect.)

 

[crypticlogin]

The connector you can see is proprietary, but from the picture it seems like it's an adapter to the bare drive itself (shown by that corner "cut" line on the leftmost corner of the drive). If you can remove the outer casing, you might find that standard notebook drive connector, the JAE-KX????.... something or other, hiding underneath.

 

[torreyk]

I agree with Tenchim, looks like some kind of shell attached to a standard drive

 

[T1mb0]

oh yeah, its officially a COMPAQ piece, but its compatible with DELL laptops too aparently the model number is DRN-8080B

and someone said this of it, though im not sure what they meant:

"IF YOU HAVE NORMAL CD ROM THEN YOU CAN USE HOUSING OF THAT CD ROM TO REPLACE BY DVD ROM"

counting the pins id make a rough guess at 74 (2 sides of the sticky out bit)

 

[MWink]

Yea that looks like the connector for the modular bay on my Dell Inspiron 8200. That is not a standard CD-ROM connector. See if there is a drive inside the thing pictured.

 

[T1mb0]

ok i took a panel off and low and behold theres another connector underneath. Now its time for spot the connector round 2

anyone know what this is?

clicky clicky

 

[corkyg]

Starting to look like a female internal IDE connector. I pooped one of my laptop modules out (LS-120) and it is similar. Laptop IDE connectors often incorporate the power lines as well as the data lines. When you get down to the actual device connectors, they are usually fairly standard. It is the rails assemblies and carriers that are more proprietary.

 

[MWink]

That looks like a standard CD-ROM connector. I should know, I just installed one yesterday.

 

[T1mb0]

cool, now where can i get an adapter or a little more tricky, pin connection diagrams

 

[T1mb0]

^ bump above the spam (hope no1 minds)

 

[MWink]

I found This on a Toshiba laptop CD-ROM. Maybe it can be of some use to you.

 

[T1mb0]

cool thx, it might help!

 

[T1mb0]

i had a look at my local electrical parts shop but couldnt find any similar connectors, has anyone got any idea what they might be called?