Last Updated on May 7, 2026 by
Introduction
This page provides guidance on how to handle Optical Drives.
If you have
- Floppy Drive refers to Floppy Drive #6005,
Some of the items in this category will be auto-scrapped.
Item Examples
Scrap:
| Internal CD/DVD Drive(SATA or IDE)
|
External CD/DVD Drive(USB)
|
Laptop CD/DVD Drive
|
Pass through:
| Internal SCSI optical Drive
|
External SCSI optical Drive
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Blu-Ray Disc Drive
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Any Drive That Brand New Sealed In Box
|
How to Process
Check for the Asset tag
- Check and remove the asset tag.
Storage media
- Check and remove storage media.
- Locate the small pinhole on the front of the drive, straighten a standard paper clip, and gently insert the point into the hole to activate the emergency release mechanism, which should pop the drive open.
Extra
- For external drives, check the internal connector to determine whether the drive needs passthrough. Sometimes the internal connector is different than the external connector.
- The IDE connector is missing 1 Pin in the middle. SCSI 50 Pin is not missing any pins.
How to bag and tag
Put Away
- Keep:
- Leave it on the pending shelf at your workbench. The Quality Checker will QC them and put them in #1072 eBay Items For Resale
- Scrap:
- #1011 SCRAP: OPTICAL / FLOPPY DRIVE
Revision by ZeDong edited at 2026-05-07 10:46:11
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- — ZeDong: Updated post "Optical Drive, CD, DVD #6021"
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