# Anybody have pictures of the inside of a PWT? **URL:** \ **Category:** Transports\ **Created:** [October 26, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534 "2013-10-26T13:40:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/1 "2013-10-26T13:40:08Z")
Looking to see how it’s laid out. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/2 "2013-10-26T15:26:45Z")
It is very tidy with lots of room to work. Attached files [![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/wp-content/uploads/attachments/61442=2166-2f0e6500df009c8ffcec28b12baa88.jpg "/FileUpload/56/2f0e6500df009c8ffcec28b12baa88.jpg")](https://forum.psaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/attachments/61442=2166-2f0e6500df009c8ffcec28b12baa88.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/3 "2013-10-26T15:44:09Z")
Thanks Elk. So if one wants to replace the drive with a current day Asus, it looks like the outer bezel surrounding the drawer (of the drive) would have to be pulled off. Otherwise the drawer would not be able to be aligned flush with the front of the chassis. ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/4 "2013-10-27T07:00:31Z")
I would caution you from taking this course. The problem is drive speed at low. We have yet to find an off the shelf DVD ROM drive that will work at the slower speeds we require for low noise from the drive. A standard drive will run at about 4X speed at its lowest and so while it may work, it will be quite noisy when playing. We buy drives that the manufacturer is willing to write a special code for that permits 1X drive speed and then we load that code into the drive mechanism itself. ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/5 "2013-10-27T07:33:58Z")
Paul, the Asus 818 series has a specified DVD read speed down to 1x. I don’t know if that means CD read can also go down to 1x. ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/6 "2013-10-27T07:51:59Z")
Worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/7 "2013-10-27T08:11:11Z")
Can you tell us what part number is currently being used in the PWT? ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/8 "2013-10-27T08:20:41Z")
No. Maybe on Monday I can try. I am at home and clueless. :-B ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/9 "2013-10-27T08:39:12Z")
> Paul McGowan said: I am at home and clueless. I do not limit my cluelessness to home. :) Tony, the PWT is really easy to open. I bet the drive itself is labeled. ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/10 "2013-10-27T13:08:34Z")
Elk, can you advise as to which screws to remove for the cover? I figured I’d take a look this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/11 "2013-10-27T13:22:32Z")
Flip him on his back. There are four screws to remove. They are inboard of the feet. It will be pretty obvious. Then place it on its side and ease off the top (the top will come off once the screws are removed). ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/12 "2013-10-27T13:47:33Z")
Just like the PWD, good. … It’s an Asus DVD-E818A6T mechanism. The DVD-E818AAT appears to be the current day replacement. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/13 "2013-10-27T14:20:46Z")
Yes, exactly like the PWD. It looks like you succeeded. ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/14 "2013-10-29T19:11:49Z")
> The DVD-E818AAT appears to be the current day replacement. If anyone is interested, Newegg has these in stock. I don't know for sure if it's a one for one replacement but it carries the same base model number, so it probably is using the same or current version of the same chipset. It's selling for so little money that it might be worth trying. I took the plunge and bought one. ---
**Author:** ![nile49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nile49](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/nile49)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/15 "2013-10-30T15:48:06Z")
@elk Where did that picture of the PWD/PWT come from? ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/16 "2013-10-30T16:07:13Z")
I can tell you it was taken in our engineering lab. Where it came from I don’t know but I recognize the surroundings and the discs. \>:D\< ---
**Author:** ![nile49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nile49](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/nile49)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/17 "2013-10-30T16:38:35Z")
Ahhh I see. I noticed that the transformer was unusual in the the PWD. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/18 "2013-10-30T17:02:17Z")
> nile49 said: Where did that picture of the PWD/PWT come from? I am good friends with secret squirrel. We critters stick together. ---
**Author:** ![madmacs99-2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@madmacs99-2](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/madmacs99-2)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/19 "2013-11-02T04:15:13Z")
you woodland creatures stick together, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anybody-have-pictures-of-the-inside-of-a-pwt/534/20 "2013-11-02T07:03:36Z")
What happens in the woods, stays in the woods. ![b](http://chelseawalker2014.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/elksquirrel.jpg?w=490)