[SOLVED] Can a bad DVD-ROM drive cause damage to a computer in good condition

[JQB45]

If you plug in a DVD-R/W drive of unknown condition, potentially bad in any number of ways damage a health computer.

I am scavenging parts from an old computer that died while I was away for 2.5 years. It has a 5.25" internal ASUS DVD-RW drive in unknown condition. I have a new computer and was curious if its safe to plug it in?

 

[Wolfshadw]

Unless someone intentionally messed around with the power connection, no. It's not going to harm anything.

-Wolf sends

 

[Supahos]

It would have to be physically damaged to harm anything more than a DVD inside it even then if your power supply is decent it won't back feed the power to anything else

 

[JQB45]

Thanks, there is no one here that would mess with it and I do not see any physical damage.

 

[Supahos]

It certainly could over spin or have something inside wrong and blown up the first DVD you put in it.... But even that is unlikely. If it's toast most likely it just won't be recognized