How to unplug CD/DVD drives

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by Joe Forster/STA

I'm not sure if it's a good idea to leave a switched off device still connected to the motherboard via the IDE cable... You'd rather want to disconnect the IDE cable. However, mounting a switch onto it is... khm... troublesome!

heh agreed. You won't believe the trouble a loose molex connector could bring when the drive is still connected (i know). And yes, a switch is rather dangerous if you don't already know exactly what your doing. I would just go ahead and unplug the IDE cable. If you damage the cable, owell buy another one, they're incredibly easy to replace.