(?) on using external dvd cd rom

slee95

Got this external cd dvd drive made by dell the model is No. Pd01s.
I would like to know how to hook it up because the end is not a regular usb end it lloks more like a double usb end.

rollcast

One of the usbs provides power and the other is for data, so you just plug both of them into the computer.

slee95

its 1 plug not two separate plugs like this http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&...tx=82&ty=73and don't know how to hook it up to my pic wich has usb but not like the one in the picture.

rollcast

It appears that connection is called a D Bay connection and it was used by Dell as a connection for external drives for their Laptops.

So unless you have a Dell laptop with that connection or you can find an adapter (I tried but couldn't find one on google) you're out of luck.

slee95

See i learn this every day and its a first to learn what a D Bay connection is thanks for helping me :)

rorix_bw

The pinouts for d-bay are here.

http://www.fangyigang.com/blog/attac...7824247022.png

Go go soldering iron.

slee95

can i take that end off and pout on a regular usb end?

rorix_bw

Not directly, as it has two SMB lines for drive control. I'd need to look up how those worked.

However, it's almost certainly a standard optical drive with a custom controller circuit (interface), so you *should* be able to take the drive itself out of its casing, and fit it into a regular USB external case with a regular interface. The pinout diagram will enable you to identify which are the USBs on the drive end, by tracing them backwards.