[olug] Physical limits of CD Rom

[Ben Dinger]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 03:21:41AM +0100, Charles Bird wrote:
> I'm making a (tool-box machine) with knoppix running off of cd rom. What I'd like some insite on is what you all think a generic cd rom would hold up to 6 to 10 inch drops for very long. Not while running of course.
>   I cant really afford a laptop right now but I need a machine that I know really well at work. Oh and show off the knoppix wonder.
>   Big Tux sticker hopfully to be on the side of my tool box soon.

Find a IBM P/N 27L4351 laptop DVD-ROM drive on eBay.  I can personally attest to these, as one was in my work laptop (IBM ThinkPad A30p) that I beat the holy snot out of.  I'd suspect it took bigger drops than that at more often of a frequency than you are looking at :). 

Also, since it sounds like you are modding anyway, why not fab up some rubber mounts for the CD/DVD drive to lessen the shock?  Just a thought. 

Good luck! 

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