My First Mod - CD Drive

Here is the dvd drive finally.

I'm going to wait for the rest of my mod until I get my armor. I'll start a new work log then. I have tons of ideas that I need to form into a plan, so it will probably be a few weeks. Thanks for all your support!

sweet, are those paint mess ups or metal worps on the back end?

I love the armor case. iv got one for the rig and to be honnest it was sorta worth the money and the case is great :)

cant wait for the worklog to start be following it all the way.

good luck and all the best

si-skyline

those are bends in the metal from my jigsaw. I tried to bend it back, but could only partially correct the warps.

oh i see.. well over all that has been a great mod, iv had that same sorta thing happen to me when iv been modding the psu. the best way iv found is to support it with some wood or something you dont need..

do you have a planed date or target when your start the work log? im really interested in what your going to do with it :D i havent done much with my case other then give it wheels :)

best of luck,
si-skyline

Yes, i ordered my armor today, so as soon as it gets here i can hopefully start work.

You could mod the dvd drive activity light, replace it with a more bright one, and make it "flash" on the CD?

pOh and if a CD ever get stuck in the mechanism, don't manic, close the computer, unplug the cd drive, and shake it in a way that you think will free the stuck CD. From experience, it works, and there's no danger of breaking the CD, unless the CD is already cracked and you shake it hard enough, but even then... lol :P

i've got that done, with the LED swapped for a blue 1 shining on the cd.
It looks great! but i think if i was doing it again id use a 3mm LED on either side of the cd rather than 1 5mm one. The LED tends to only shine in 1 place