[SOLVED] pc bluray drive tray wont eject

[muntori]

hes208 blu-ray lite on

i got this sata to 2 usb adapter (one data, one power) and i connected this internal bd drive to my pc via usb. pc recognizes it as BD drive, but when i press the eject button, the green light lights up but tray doesnt eject

does this mean that the bd drive is defective or am i doing it wrong? is there a chance that it gets enough power from usb ports to be recognized as bd drive by the pc but not enough power to eject the disc?

i truly dont know how these things are normally connected to pcs. i intend to use this externally, tha sata to usb x2 adapter im using is only intended to power up 2.5" hdd, could this be why its not powerful enough?

 

[geofelt]

There are adapters that use two usb ports which give enough power to run a 3.5"hdd.
They look like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2839008409...MI24WXs9qZ7QIVKR6tBh3wpwL0EAQYDSABEgINq_D_BwE

 

[muntori]

There are adapters that use two usb ports which give enough power to run a 3.5"hdd.
They look like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2839008409...MI24WXs9qZ7QIVKR6tBh3wpwL0EAQYDSABEgINq_D_BwE

I want to only use this bd drive, not hdd, so, what are you saying?
do you think this device might need more power to work properly?

 

[geofelt]

A 3.5" sata hdd uses more power than a 2.5" ssd.
I am presuming your BD player may be similar and needs more power to run.
A 3.5" hdd will not run with an adapter that has a single usb connection.
Are you plugging into a usb3,0 blue port and not a 2.0 Black port which does not deliver as much power?

 

[Paperdoc]

VERY likely that Blu-Ray drive uses MUCH more power than a standard USB2 port can supply. It was designed to be used as an internal drive unit. In fact, I suspect it requires both 5 V and 12 V power supplies, and a USB2 port can only supply limited power on a 5 V line. The adapter you got is intended for use with 2½" HDD's because SOME of those (not all) were designed to work with very low power from a USB2 system.

Note this: even if you were connecting via an appropriate cable to a USB3 port, that port also probably can NOT supply the power that drive unit needs. For what you are trying to do, you need an external drive enclosure with an open front, a USB connection system, and an included power supply that CAN provide the power the drive needs without relying on the USB system for that. Something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NST-536S3-BK-NexStar-External-Enclosure/dp/B01MRUN0HQ/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1R2EP8TPW9FWZ&dchild=1&keywords=external+enclosure+for+dvd+drive&qid=1606193059&sprefix=external+enclosure,aps,177&sr=8-7

Note that that unit comes with a USB3 cable because IF you use it that way, data transfer is much faster. You need to have a USB3 port on your computer for that. If you do not have that, and only have USB2 ports available, this unit CAN plug into one of those but the data transfer rate will be slower at the USB2 speed.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Does the unit come with a manual eject pin-hole? Would that be a viable option for you?

-Wolf sends