Grimmdus Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 The title says pretty much what i need. After avoiding the inevitable from happening one of my kids snapped my Bluray drive disc tray off. Now i need to buy a new one but that would be pointless without some safety precautions. I can't move the server to a safer location for the foreseeable future. I am looking for a more child-safe case with a door. With that said if there is a less expensive or free solution i much prefer that since i don't really have 80 bucks for a new drive let alone another 80 for a case with a door (guessing on the price). I've been looking but it seems like the solutions require you to be in an OS like ubuntu or windows to disable it. I was wondering if there is a way to disable it in unraid and use a software button to open and close the tray. I don't see any dockers or in os options and i don't know of any hardware solutions unless there is a Bluray with a child safety lock on it that someone knows of that isn't too expensive. Any ideas Thanks, Grimmdus Quote Link to comment
tr0910 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 A little parental guidance applied to the backside of the offending toddler was what I remember receiving.... Quote Link to comment
Grimmdus Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Been there done that. Now if only a good spanking was 100% effective on a 2 year old. Quote Link to comment
tr0910 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Been there done that. Now if only a good spanking was 100% effective on a 2 year old. 8tracks were still not there yet. The old world was much more kid proof. Only thing I remember breaking was one of moms potted plants in a friendly wrestling match. I received guidance...Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
aspdend Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 It may not help you that much, but I have taken to using black masking tape and 50 pence pieces taped over all such buttons to stop my 2 year old pressing them and turning computers (and server) off. The next step is moving my server to the workshop/garage well away from him - but in the meantime the coins taped over the buttons works for me. Quote Link to comment
Grimmdus Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, tr0910 said: 8tracks were still not there yet. The old world was much more kid proof. Only thing I remember breaking was one of moms potted plants in a friendly wrestling match. I received guidance... Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Pretty much..though i did break a couple figurines too. Quote Link to comment
Grimmdus Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, aspdend said: It may not help you that much, but I have taken to using black masking tape and 50 pence pieces taped over all such buttons to stop my 2 year old pressing them and turning computers (and server) off. The next step is moving my server to the workshop/garage well away from him - but in the meantime the coins taped over the buttons works for me. I've tried tape, it's almost like a magnet to my son he has to peel it off. Coins can work, but only if the button is flush which unfortunately mine wasn't, we will see what the new drive is like, x fingers. Found a couple cases that might help but both have power buttons pretty prominent outside of the doors too... gotta figure something out though. Quote Link to comment
aspdend Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, Grimmdus said: I've tried tape, it's almost like a magnet to my son he has to peel it off. Coins can work, but only if the button is flush which unfortunately mine wasn't, we will see what the new drive is like, x fingers. Found a couple cases that might help but both have power buttons pretty prominent outside of the doors too... gotta figure something out though. Yeah - mine also is attracted to the tape - but I overdo it by a lot so he just can't get it off - if the button isn't flush, I've found a bottle cap works well... Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Get one of these http://amzn.com/B008RPVA4A and one of these http://amzn.com/B07799BG7M or something similar. There are a bunch of different ways to convert laptop drives into 5.25 bays, and a bunch of different slot load drives available. Those examples were just the most convenient when I searched. Bonus for additional drive bays and cool factor, points off for expense. Quote Link to comment
pwm Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 A number of people have glued a cap over buttons (more often the power button) they want to child-proof. Add a tiny hole in the cap allowing you to press the button with some pin but with the hole too small for the child's fingers. Quote Link to comment
Frank1940 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I know that some of the large computer vendors have delivered computers where you push the CD/DVD disk itself partway into a slot where the mechanism would 'pick-it-up' and finish loading it. There was an eject button to retrieve the disk which reversed the process. I never seen one for sale but the vendors would have to have replacement. (Dell, Hp or Asus would be the outfits I would start with.) Quote Link to comment
ManlyJack Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Unclip the front panel off the drive and remove the plastic button from the inside of the panel, reassemble and you will be able to open the drive with a small object in the hole still but childrens fingers won't be able to Quote Link to comment
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