First post, by cosmicinsane
I’m in the process of refurbishing an old Packard Bell 486 that I snagged on eBay.
It has a Sony CD-ROM drive which is not compatible with the Sound Blaster Pro 2 CT1600. It looks like the previous owner was using a generic CD interface card that has spots for several different brands of CD drives.
I’d like to get rid of this additional ISA card to free up some room for a network card, but I’m having a hard time finding any drives that are compatible with the CT1600.
I’ve heard that the Panasonic CR-531 is compatible, but that’s the only specific model I’ve heard of. I’m currently unable to find that model online anywhere, but I’m sure there had to be many more drives than just that one that used the Panasonic/Matsushita 40-pin interface.
Is there a list of CD-ROM models that are compatible with this sound card? Am I better off trashing the CT1600 and getting something different?
Thanks!