Overdrive CD-ROM

bird · 17 May 2006, 12:08

I'm missing an old CD (empty case) and i have a feeling its still in my old overdrive pcmcia cdrom. Anyone knows a way to get the cd without haveing a running Amiga? Always thought the small hole on the front is for this, but it doesnt seem to work.

Smiley · 17 May 2006, 12:39

Is it tray loaded or caddy loaded? If its tray loaded you should just be able to pull out the tray with a knife gently..

DamienD · 17 May 2006, 13:10

Hmmm, you can gently push a paper clip into the small hole which should open the drive.

If you've already done that and nothing happened then try Smiley1635's suggestion...

Mick_AKA · 17 May 2006, 14:37

How is this drive powered? if its a 3 pin 'kettle lead' then just plug in the power and hit eject!

bird · 17 May 2006, 15:06

Its an external drive, powered by a small 12V powersupply, doesnt eject tho when i plug it in. Pushing a paperclip into the small hole didnt lead to success either, when i push it in it definatly feels like there is some small sort of button in the hole but nothing happens. Guess i have to try the knife thing as it is tray. *scared*

DamienD · 17 May 2006, 15:15

Sounds like the drive mechanism is screwed

I had this occur with a DVD drive at work... You could also feel some sort of plate or something when inserting a paperclip. I had to use "some" force to finally get it open. Obviously just try to be as careful as possible and use only as much force as required (I know, easier said than done though)...

ant512 · 17 May 2006, 15:38

The hole on the front of a CD drive opens out next to the gears on the inside of the drive. When you push a paperclip into the hole you need to use a bit of dexterity and force because you're actually pushing the teeth on one of the cogs. This pushes the gears around and manually pushes the tray out. There isn't a button behind it.

Jope · 18 May 2006, 08:04

That all depends on the mechanism. Most CD-drives I've taken apart indeed have a plate in there that turns the gears a bit + also releases the locking system of the tray drive system.

So it might be a tooth you're pushing, or a button/plate.

tin · 18 May 2006, 09:26

You have to apply some serious pressure to the hole, you need sturdy paperclip arrangement!

as Jope says it pushes some part of the mech (well in mine anyway!). I know others have said gently, and some pressure, but in my experience it needed a good beasting

However if it won't eject when the power's on, I wonder if somehow it's completley stuck!

bird · 18 May 2006, 18:53

Well, i tried the paperclip again, somehow i managed to get it stuck.

Took the whole thing apart, turns out its a case with an ata->pcmcia adapter and a standard ata cdrom. At this point i didnt care to much about the drive (doublespeed anyways hehe), lets just say i got the cd.

I wonder if i could plug a HD onto that adapter, dont see why it shouldnt work. Thanks for the help.

heroicnonsense · 16 September 2006, 21:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by bird

Well, i tried the paperclip again, somehow i managed to get it stuck.

Took the whole thing apart, turns out its a case with an ata->pcmcia adapter and a standard ata cdrom. At this point i didnt care to much about the drive (doublespeed anyways hehe), lets just say i got the cd.

I wonder if i could plug a HD onto that adapter, dont see why it shouldnt work. Thanks for the help.

You can. In fact, Archos produced versions with harddisks as well. They matched the asthetics of the A600/A1200 so well that Commodore decided to rebadge them and sell them as official harddisk upgrades.

ElectroBlaster · 19 September 2006, 00:55

I had one of these overdrive things and if I remember correctly the drive isnt an ata, or at least its not fully ata compliant, I had this notion of just swapping the drive out with a better one and ended up just selling it on.

This was many years ago mind, around 1997-ish

Secret Vampire · 19 September 2006, 00:58

if it's a double speed there's a fair chance that it uses a creative or mitsumi interface, which are confusingly 40 pin like IDE. They're the same sort of thing you'd have plugged into a PC soundcard when you got a multimedia upgrade kit for your 486.

17 May 2006, 12:08	#1
bird tRSi-iNNOVATiONs Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: germany Age: 47 Posts: 33	Overdrive CD-ROM I'm missing an old CD (empty case) and i have a feeling its still in my old overdrive pcmcia cdrom. Anyone knows a way to get the cd without haveing a running Amiga? Always thought the small hole on the front is for this, but it doesnt seem to work.

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17 May 2006, 12:39	#2
Smiley Amiga-less! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,350	Is it tray loaded or caddy loaded? If its tray loaded you should just be able to pull out the tray with a knife gently..

17 May 2006, 13:10	#3
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Hmmm, you can gently push a paper clip into the small hole which should open the drive. If you've already done that and nothing happened then try Smiley1635's suggestion...

17 May 2006, 14:37	#4
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	How is this drive powered? if its a 3 pin 'kettle lead' then just plug in the power and hit eject!

17 May 2006, 15:06	#5
bird tRSi-iNNOVATiONs Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: germany Age: 47 Posts: 33	Its an external drive, powered by a small 12V powersupply, doesnt eject tho when i plug it in. Pushing a paperclip into the small hole didnt lead to success either, when i push it in it definatly feels like there is some small sort of button in the hole but nothing happens. Guess i have to try the knife thing as it is tray. scared

17 May 2006, 15:15	#6
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Sounds like the drive mechanism is screwed I had this occur with a DVD drive at work... You could also feel some sort of plate or something when inserting a paperclip. I had to use "some" force to finally get it open. Obviously just try to be as careful as possible and use only as much force as required (I know, easier said than done though)...

17 May 2006, 15:38	#7
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	The hole on the front of a CD drive opens out next to the gears on the inside of the drive. When you push a paperclip into the hole you need to use a bit of dexterity and force because you're actually pushing the teeth on one of the cogs. This pushes the gears around and manually pushes the tray out. There isn't a button behind it.

18 May 2006, 08:04	#8
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	That all depends on the mechanism. Most CD-drives I've taken apart indeed have a plate in there that turns the gears a bit + also releases the locking system of the tray drive system. So it might be a tooth you're pushing, or a button/plate.

18 May 2006, 09:26	#9
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	You have to apply some serious pressure to the hole, you need sturdy paperclip arrangement! as Jope says it pushes some part of the mech (well in mine anyway!). I know others have said gently, and some pressure, but in my experience it needed a good beasting However if it won't eject when the power's on, I wonder if somehow it's completley stuck!

18 May 2006, 18:53	#10
bird tRSi-iNNOVATiONs Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: germany Age: 47 Posts: 33	Well, i tried the paperclip again, somehow i managed to get it stuck. Took the whole thing apart, turns out its a case with an ata->pcmcia adapter and a standard ata cdrom. At this point i didnt care to much about the drive (doublespeed anyways hehe), lets just say i got the cd. I wonder if i could plug a HD onto that adapter, dont see why it shouldnt work. Thanks for the help.

19 September 2006, 00:55	#12
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	I had one of these overdrive things and if I remember correctly the drive isnt an ata, or at least its not fully ata compliant, I had this notion of just swapping the drive out with a better one and ended up just selling it on. This was many years ago mind, around 1997-ish

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19 September 2006, 00:58	#13
Secret Vampire Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Birmingham UK Age: 42 Posts: 214	if it's a double speed there's a fair chance that it uses a creative or mitsumi interface, which are confusingly 40 pin like IDE. They're the same sort of thing you'd have plugged into a PC soundcard when you got a multimedia upgrade kit for your 486.