Abstract: A control device to drive and control the CD player or CD writer to operate without any computer available is disclosed. The control device includes a CD player base and a control panel base connected to the base. The control panel base includes a LCD display and a control panel with a plurality of keys. An interface slot and a plurality of terminal ports are located on the front and back of the control panel base, respectively. The control device further includes a CPU, which is connected to audio-in/out ports, video in/out ports, speaker microphone, LCD display, power port, remote control keyboard, CD/RW Driver, and expanded memory/ROM so that the CD player can operate to play the CD without support by the computer when the interface port of the CD player is inserted to the interface slot.