CD Drives
CD Drives is mostly legacy CD-ROM hardware: 16x to 32x IDE drives for Compaq Presario and Deskpro PCs, drives made for Armada laptops, and 24x CD-ROMs built for ProLiant servers. These drives keep older systems able to load software, boot recovery media or read archived discs. Many are model-specific, with bezels, brackets or connectors that only suit the computer they were built for.
CD Drives: 3,798 products
Buying guide
Replacing an older optical drive
IDE or SATA
Most drives here are IDE (parallel ATA). A SATA-only computer needs a SATA optical drive or an adapter.
Model-specific fit
Laptop and server drives use slim form factors with custom bezels and brackets. Match the part number on the old drive where you can.
Slim or half-height
Desktop drives are half-height 5.25-inch units; laptops and servers use slimline 12.7mm or 9.5mm drives.
CD Drives
Frequently asked questions
Will an IDE CD-ROM drive work in a SATA-only computer?
Not directly. You'd need an IDE-to-SATA adapter or, more simply, a SATA optical drive.
Why is a server CD-ROM drive a different part from a desktop one?
Server drives are slimline units with a bezel, bracket and sometimes a connector made for that chassis, so a desktop drive won't mount in their bay.
