I replaced a broken Epson SMD300 with a modded Alps DF354H, rev.121G.
I followed
these instructions:
A: Change DS1 to DS0 jumper pad.
B: Cut trace from pin 2 of connector.
C: Cut trace from pin 34 of connector.
D: Solder a wire from pin 34 of the connector to RD pad.
E: Solder a wire from pin 2 of the socket to pin 5 of the chip.
F: Solder a wire from HD2 to ground.
Works fine, but I cannot use my external A1011 drive as DF1: when this one is DF0:... It shows all disks as BAD. Maybe that's because I skipped step F (disable HD detect)? Who knows...
Anyway, I then cut the top of the drive case with my Dremel so it would fit, and removed the eject button from the Epson, and adapted it to the Alps drive; so it really looks 100% stock!
