Samsung SW-240 CD-RW IDE Internal Drive 40x12x40 CD-Rewritable 5.25"

Samsung SW-240 CD-RW IDE Internal Drive 40x12x40 CD-Rewritable 5.25"

The Samsung SW-240 is a 5.25" half-height internal CD-RW drive that connects via the standard 40-pin IDE (ATAPI) interface. It writes CD-R discs at 40x, rewrites CD-RW discs at 12x, and reads CD-ROM at 40x, making it a capable burner for desktop PC installations using legacy ATA/IDE optical drive bays.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: Samsung SW-240
• Type: Internal CD-RW Drive
• Interface: IDE / ATAPI (40-pin)
• Form Factor: 5.25" Half-Height Internal
• Write Speed: 40x (CD-R)
• Rewrite Speed: 12x (CD-RW)
• Read Speed: 40x (CD-ROM)
• Compatible Media: CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM
• Power Connector: 4-pin Molex
• Rear Connectors: 40-pin IDE data, 4-pin Molex power, audio header
• Certifications: CE, Class 1 Laser Product (IEC 60825)
• Included: Drive only — no IDE cable, power cable, or software

Applications

The Samsung SW-240 belongs to a generation of IDE optical drives that were standard equipment in desktop PCs built from roughly the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, when the IDE/ATAPI interface was the dominant standard for internal optical and hard drives before SATA took over. Drives like this were used daily for burning music CDs, backing up data to CD-R or CD-RW discs, and installing software from disc. Today they remain in demand for maintaining legacy desktop systems — particularly older towers with IDE controllers but no SATA support — as well as retro PC builds, vintage gaming rigs, and machines running period-correct operating systems such as Windows 98, 2000, XP, or early Linux distributions. The 40-pin IDE interface is directly compatible with any motherboard featuring an IDE/PATA controller, and the drive installs as a standard master or slave device using the rear jumper block.