How to install a PS3 BD Drive into a PC

Hey guys,

recently my PS3 died because of some silly kids throwing milk into the ventilation holes ><. It lived for quite a while but eventually died...

Anyways the reason I am posting here (hope this is the right place) is because I want to use the PS3's BD drive on my PC.

The problem I am currently having is how to physically connect it to the PC?? The BD Drive is connected using 1 ribbon cable (assuming its for data) and a 4 pin connector (assuming its for power). How would I convert this to be usable on a PC?

Here are some pictures if interested:

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* Playstation 3 BD-ROM PINOUT
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* By GodzIvan
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* 26/05/2007
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* V0.1
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* PS3-DB-CON.JPG
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1 /RESET <-- Reset
2 GND --- Ground

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3 DD7 <-> Data 7
4 DD8 <-> Data 8
5 DD6 <-> Data 6
6 DD9 <-> Data 9
7 DD5 <-> Data 5
8 DD10 <-> Data 10
9 DD4 <-> Data 4

10 DD11 <-> Data 11
11 DD3 <-> Data 3
12 DD12 <-> Data 12
13 DD2 <-> Data 2
14 DD13 <-> Data 13
15 DD1 <-> Data 1
16 DD14 <-> Data 14
17 DD0 <-> Data 0
18 DD15 <-> Data 15
19 GND --- Ground

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20 DMARQ ? DMA Request
21 GND --- Ground
22 /DIOW <-- Write Strobe
23 GND --- Ground
24 /DIOR <-- Read Strobe
25 GND --- Ground
26 IORDY --> I/O Ready
27 SPSYNC:CSEL ? Spindle Sync or Cable Select
28 /DMACK ? DMA Acknowledge
29 GND --- Ground

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30 INTRQ --> Interrupt Request
31 /IOCS16 ? IO ChipSelect 16
32 DA1 <-- Address 1
33 PDIAG ? Passed Diagnostics
34 DA0 <-- Address 0
35 DA2 <-- Address 2
36 /IDE_CS0--> (1F0-1F7)
37 /IDE_CS1--> (3F6-3F7)
38 GND --- Ground

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39 TP1 --- (?)
40 TP2 --- (?)
41 TP3 --- (?)
42 GND --- Ground
43 ??? --- signal HI ???
44 ??? --- ???
45 ??? --- ???
46 ??? --- 0 ???
47 ??? --- 1 cambia quando si resetta l'unita....
48 ??? --- signal HI ????
49 ??? --- low ????
50 LED --> LED
51 GND --- Ground
52 CLKSEN --- CLOCK SENSOR SLOTIN
53 _clksen --- CLOCK SENSOR
54 Dins? --> disc insert ??? 1:no disc 0:disc mecanism load
55 S_IN --> Slot SENSOR check
56 Eject <-- Botton Eject
57 DS --> DISC PRESENT IN SLOT
58 DD IN --> DISC PRESENT DRIVER
59 GND --- Ground
60 3.3V --- Vcc 3.3V present ps3 is off for SENSOR SLOT IN

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43 - 44 - 45 = possibile switch setting ????



I FOUND THIS

So, basically it looks like the PS3 uses an IDE drive instead of SATA? in which case, can I just match the 40 pins and try it?

yea,

whatever the case, I think the pins 41 > 60 are useless for the PC. I think those pins, according to that chart I posted, are only for the LED and eject button which are not on the drive itself rather on the PS3's board. So they obviously are not part of the IDE cable.

I found a website in which someone matched up the pins to the IDE connector, should look like this according to that persons post:

1 RESET Resumption
2 GND Earth
3 DD7 Data 7
4 DD8 Data 8
5 DD6 Data 6
6 DD9 Data 9
7 DD5 Data 5
8 DD10 Data 10
9 DD4 Data 4
10 DD11 Data 11
12 DD12 Data 12
13 DD2 Data 2
14 DD13 Data 13
15 DD1 Data 1
16 DD14 Data 14
17 DD0 Data 0
18 DD15 Data 15
19 GND Earth
20 KEY Gui'a
21 S/U Without Use
22 GND Earth
23 /IOW Scripture Way
24 GND Earth
25 /IOR Way Reading
26 GND Earth
27 IO_CH_RDY Ready Channel
28 ALE Address Latch Inable
29 S/U Without Use
30 GND Earth
31 IRQR Request of Interruption
32 /IOCS16 IO ChipSelect 16
33 DA1 Direction 1
34 S/U Without Use
35 DA0 Direction 0
36 DA2 Direction 2
37 /IDE_CS1 (1F0-1F7)
38 IDE_CS1 (3F6-3F7)
39 /ACTIVE LED of Activity
40 GND Earth

I want to give it a try, but how the heck would I connect the pins from this ribbon cable to the IDE connector?? any ideas/?