I have found one resource that claims it is a 30w power supply, but I haven't been able to find any specs on how much draw it can handle. I do know that it has a 1A fuse on this back which leads me to believe it's rated for less than 1 amp. I have no Idea what a cd / hd draws. Anyone?

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Well, you can always try it and see what happens. 3.5" hard drives draw about 3 amps on startup on the 12v line. Watts = v * amps so 3 * 12 is 36 watts. Look up the specs of your hard drive and see what it draws. If it draws 2 amps then it's 12 * 2 or 24 watts.

CD-Rom drives draw less power, about 1.8 amps. That is 21 watts. Add them together and you get about 57 watts. On idle they draw far less but on power up a 30 watt PS seems to be a bit light.