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The other CDi is a CDI910.

The only part switched between the two is the part that spins and reads the CD. It's only functional one between the two and seem to be interchangeable between them.

Ok, I got both units playing CD's (by switching out the Laser/Motor portion of the unit), and either I have two CD-i's, with a combination of 4 non-functional ports, or I have 3 bad gamepads. The gamepads I have are the ones with 4 buttons and a d-pad with an optional stick to go in the center. Whic...

More progress...

Got the motor fixed and the CD-i is functional, now I cannot get the joysticks to work. I plugged one in the back, another in the front, I cannot get either to respond. Any hints?

Alright, some progress. I got the tray to open on one of the units. Now that I have the cover off both, it seems the issue is that the drives simply are not spinning the CD's up. Also, from re-reading the auction page I bought them off of, it seems these were put into storage for a few years (8 or 9...

Two of them actually.

One of them the tray does not open. The other simply display "Error".

I think I may have more luck with the one displaying "error", which is the CDI220.

Where should I start?