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2.5 IDE to 3.5 IDE

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I have an old laptop with no cd rom and a small hardrive. It has tv out so i want to use it to play some old DOS games. If i get an 2.5 ide to 3.5 ide converter like this one, http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=50208026&pfp=BROWSE would i be able to attach two ide drives to the laptop just like a regular pc?

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No. The adapter allows the mounting of a 2.5 drive into a 3.5 drive bay. It adapts the 44 pin 2.5 interface to a 40 pin IDE plus power connectors. What you want is reverse of this to connect a 3.5 drive to a 2.5 drive interface. Haven't seen one yet. By using the adapter in you desktop you could use it to copy the games to your laptop drive.

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