Installing Damn Small Linux as a Server Environment

This will probably be one of many Damn Small Linux things I post because I enjoy working with DSL because of its small size and small footprint. Some computers just can't handle much else. I know, I know, why don't I get better hardware? Because I like making old stuff do new stuff. It's a hobby of mine. 

This tutorial assumes you're in need of the LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). I'm going to be doing this in a Virtual Machine (512MB of RAM), but it should work on any physical hardware you have.

CD Drive Salvage Part 1 - Tear Down and Inventory

This whole expedition was inspired by Tinkernut's tutorial on turning CD Drives into a CNC Machine. I wanted to try my hand at it and maybe take a different approach. As I am very new in the world of electronics, this is a huge undertaking. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing but it's exciting to try.

I'm not just going to make a CNC Machine, however, but I'm also going to make stuff out of the rest of the motors (and maybe lasers). I have a few ideas about what to do here, but I don't exactly know if I can do those things yet. But we'll get there in another part. For this post we're only going to be focusing on disassembly and salvage from these drives.