The CDROM code in Visopsys is apparently quite finicky, and many drives have issues, thus making booting from them impossible; trying to boot from such a drive results in a device error.
I have tested most of the spare drives in my possession and I have compiled two lists: the first one lists the working drives, the second one the non-working ones.
Obviously the lists are incomplete, but they can be an useful starting point: if you happen to have one of the drives listed, you will know it doesn't currently work, or that you may swap an incompatible drive in a system with a compatible one.
That is, until the CDROM code is fixed, which will be obviously the best solution!
Working drives
- Mitsumi CRMC-FX4830T
Pioneer DVR-112D
BenQ 4816P
TEAC CD-W548E
BenQ DW1620
LG GCE-8525B
Ultima CHA-50
GoldStar (LG) CRD-8482B
ASUS CD-S520/A
LG GCE-8520B
SmartPro DVDRW 2016IM
LG CRD-8520B
Pioneer DR-744
Creative CD4834E
LG GCR-8520B
LG GCR-8521B
LG CRD-8522B
- Creative CD5233E
HP LTN-489S
Panasonic/Matsushita SR-8585-B (Apple)
LG GDR-8162B
Panasonic/Matsushita CR-851-M
Top-G BCD-G621D
A-Open CD-932E/AKU
Philips PCA403CD
Pioneer DVR-110D
BTC/Top-G BCD-F562B