Hitachi CDR-7930 8x IDE Internal CD-ROM Drive 5.25 AS-IS for Parts

Hitachi CDR-7930 8x IDE Internal CD-ROM Drive 5.25 AS-IS for Parts

The Hitachi CDR-7930 is a 5.25-inch half-height internal CD-ROM drive with an IDE (ATAPI) interface, rated at 8x read speed. This unit is being sold AS-IS for parts or repair only — it has not been tested at our facility and no functionality is guaranteed. Manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. in Japan, it carries full FCC, TUV, UL, CE, and CSA certifications and is designated a Class 1 laser product.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: Hitachi CDR-7930
• Interface: IDE / ATAPI (40-pin connector)
• Read Speed: 8x (approximately 1,200 KB/s)
• Form Factor: 5.25-inch half-height internal
• Power: +5V / +12V DC via 4-pin Molex connector
• Disc Compatibility: CD-ROM
• Laser Class: Class 1
• FCC ID: ABLCORH10A
• Certifications: UL (E132107), TUV, CE, CSA
• Country of Manufacture: Japan (Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo)
• Rear panel: 40-pin IDE data connector, jumper block (master/slave/cable select), 4-pin Molex power connector, audio output header
• Front panel: tray slot, manual eject pinhole, headphone jack, volume dial
• Sold AS-IS — drive only, no cables or software included

Applications

The CDR-7930 belongs to the generation of 5.25-inch IDE/ATAPI optical drives that were standard equipment in desktop PCs throughout the mid-to-late 1990s. IDE CD-ROM drives of this type connected directly to the motherboard's secondary IDE channel (or to an ISA/PCI IDE controller card on older systems) and were the primary means of installing software, playing audio CDs, and accessing multimedia content on Windows 95/98-era machines. The 5.25-inch half-height form factor fits standard full-tower, mid-tower, and desktop ATX and AT cases of the period. Today these drives are sought by collectors and technicians maintaining period-correct vintage PCs, restoring legacy systems, or sourcing parts for machines that cannot use modern SATA optical drives without an adapter.