Guys, please trust me to deal with the esoteric what-if's and why's...

I'm very well aware of what will and will not work for hardware inside/
with
the controller. And yes, it is PC based. Yes, a regular ol' IDE CDROM
drive
will work. It has for years. I've just been forced to open up the
3-1/2 foot tall
Hoffman enclosure every time I want to access it. Thanks.

So... anyone know of a bulkhead style CDROM kit?

Thanks.