Front IO from a sun server

[thecommand]

I had pulled out front IO from a sun server at my workplace which they were scraping without knowing it would be useful or not. I want to know whether it can be used with a desktop.

 

Part nos

Dvd drive - sun fru pn : 371-1106-06

Front IO - sun fru pn: 373-0021-02 rev:50

[Kered124]

Could you provide more pictures of the IO ports, and any connectors that come off the board?

 

Things like USB and Audio ports can be reused, but special lights for network adapters and hard drives are far less likely to be compatible. 

[thecommand]

The above one is for dvd drive and the below one is for front IO

5 minutes ago, Kered124 said:

Could you provide more pictures of the IO ports, and any connectors that come off the board?

 

Things like USB and Audio ports can be reused, but special lights for network adapters and hard drives are far less likely to be compatible. 

 

[Kered124]

Alright. The DVD drive is a standard connector and can be reused. The front IO looks pretty proprietary. Is there something specific you want to do with the front IO?

[thecommand]

Thanks for reply.

The front IO is just 2 usb 2.0 and headphone and mic port, so if i dont get it working its no issue.

the dvd drive is slim thats why I'm looking forward to that. how do i connect the dvd drive???

[motonack]

Why in the world would you want to re-purpose that outside its intended chassis? It doesn't even have modern connectors. Optical drives are like $15 new on amazon or newegg....

[Razor Blade]

Unscrew that board from the back of the DVD drive. You may find a slim SATA connector underneath. From there just use a slim SATA to SATA adapter of your choice.

 

For the other I/O... Likely proprietary 

 

 

Edit: If you find a PATA connector, don't bother with it IMO... slim DVD drives are pretty common and would likely cost less than an adapter you would need to buy to make it work on a modern machine.

[thecommand]

6 hours ago, Razor Blade said:

Unscrew that board from the back of the DVD drive. You may find a slim SATA connector underneath. From there just use a slim SATA to SATA adapter of your choice.

 

For the other I/O... Likely proprietary 

 

 

Edit: If you find a PATA connector, don't bother with it IMO... slim DVD drives are pretty common and would likely cost less than an adapter you would need to buy to make it work on a modern machine.

It's an ATA connectors

[thecommand]

6 hours ago, motonack said:

Why in the world would you want to re-purpose that outside its intended chassis? It doesn't even have modern connectors. Optical drives are like $15 new on amazon or newegg....

Since it was laying around I wondered can it be used.

[Razor Blade]

12 hours ago, kkowarkar said:

Since it was laying around I wondered can it be used.

The drive could be repurposed for something like an older laptop but really it isn't really worth messing with...especially being just a DVD drive.