Hitachi CDR-8430 14x-32x IDE Internal CD-ROM Drive 5.25in Half-Height

Hitachi CDR-8430 14x-32x IDE Internal CD-ROM Drive 5.25in Half-Height

The Hitachi CDR-8430 is a 5.25-inch half-height internal CD-ROM drive using the IDE (ATAPI) interface, rated for speeds up to 32x. It connects via a standard 40-pin IDE ribbon cable and 4-pin Molex power connector, making it a drop-in fit for legacy desktop PCs that include a 5.25-inch drive bay.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: Hitachi CDR-8430
• Type: Internal CD-ROM Drive
• Read Speed: 14x–32x
• Interface: IDE / ATAPI (40-pin)
• Form Factor: 5.25-inch Half-Height
• Power Connector: 4-pin Molex
• Power Requirements: +5V DC / +12V DC
• Front Panel: Tray-loading disc slot, headphone jack, volume control wheel, manual eject pinhole
• Rear Panel: 40-pin IDE connector, 4-pin Molex power port, jumper block (Master/Slave/Cable Select)
• Certifications: FCC, TUV, CSA, CE
• Country of Manufacture: Japan
• Drive only — no IDE cable, power cable, or software included

Applications

IDE/ATAPI optical drives like the CDR-8430 were the standard internal CD-ROM solution for desktop PCs from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, spanning the Pentium through Pentium III era. They connect directly to the motherboard's secondary IDE channel alongside hard drives or other optical drives, configured as Master, Slave, or Cable Select via the rear jumper block. Today these drives are sought for restoring period-correct vintage PCs, maintaining legacy industrial or lab workstations that still run DOS or early Windows, and any system where a modern SATA optical drive cannot be fitted without an adapter. The CDR-8430 is a Made-in-Japan unit from Hitachi's consumer/OEM optical drive line of that period.