CD drives draw most of their power from the 12V rail.
Only the low level logic uses the 5V rail, so if the drive isnt doing anything , like reading or writing
it wont draw power from the 5V rail , which is what you need.
CD drives draw most of their power from the 12V rail.
Only the low level logic uses the 5V rail, so if the drive isnt doing anything , like reading or writing
it wont draw power from the 5V rail , which is what you need.