I just wasted a lot of time. Been trying to see if I can acquire some missing Super Bowls for the server. Have found them in a variety of places. I couldn't find Super Bowl XL and found it in my DVD collection in my living room. Problem is my BD drive could not read it. I thought, why not find a working DVD drive and see if that can read it. Off I went looking for a DVD drive. Surely I'd have a few of those in my collection. So, I'm pulling down box after box of my old computer hardware. I found SIX DVD drives... all PATA! Went to my back room to check my older cases. Found one! Went to take it out. PATA! Aggggghhhhh! LOL. I could have sworn I had at least one SATA drive somewhere. Yup. I did. It was in my server right next to my main rig.
But it was a Lian Li case that cannot access the drive from the front. I released the side clasp holding it into the bracket for the 5.25" bay. I could not get it to slide out because the outer bezel (of the DVD drive) would catch on the bracket. 6 screws later, I am now able to remove the bracket (and the DVD drive) from the server. Now, back over to my main rig. I open my my main rig. Super dusty. Go to grab my can of compressed air. Dead. Go to my pantry to grab another can. I'm out. Man...
Back to installing the DVD drive into my main rig. Turn off PC. Unplug SATA power and SATA data cables. Attempt to plug in DVD drive. Cables are incredibly short. After a lot of tugging, I'm able to plug in the old DVD drive and just let it hang outside of the case. Boot up PC. Push eject button on DVD drive. Disc drawer tries to eject. Doesn't eject. I look for a small paperclip. I have one on my desk caddy. I unbend it. I am able to insert the paperclip into the front of the drawer. I push and after pushing the paperclip far enough, the drawer releases.
I place Disc 1 into the drawer. I move the disc into the drive. It cannot read it. Try disc 2. It cannot read it. I reinstall the 5.25" drive bracket into the server. These discs I made in 2005-2007 with my Sony DVD recorder/VHS combo for the living room. It was supposed to be a replacement for VHS. Now, I can't read the discs. I believe I have the device in storage. I don't think the DVD drive is working. Sigh...