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Original Message
Name: Slider
Date: July 30, 2005 at 16:30:52 Pacific
Subject: CD and DVD drive
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 2.69 Celeron/512 mb
Comment:

I have an older P3 with a CD drive in it. This computer is a Compaq Deskpro, so the drive is a lot smaller. I wanted to replace it with a DVD drive, but the cable is too small for the drive.

Here is a picture: http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4374/drives8ko.png

(Sorry that its so blurry :P)

Now obviously this won't fit into the case, but is there anyway to connect the DVD drive to that computer?

Thanks.


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Response Number 1
Name: Rich Mentzel
Date: July 30, 2005 at 18:55:07 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Looks to me like the cd rom is a scsi drive so you if you have an ide channel and a cable, you still might be able to hook up dvd player.


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Response Number 2
Name: Slider
Date: July 30, 2005 at 20:01:32 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

I found an IDE channel hidden under all the cables. Thanks!


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Response Number 3
Name: Slider
Date: July 31, 2005 at 11:34:46 Pacific
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Put now I have another problem. Since that CD drive didnt need a power cable, I have no power cables to use for the DVD drive...


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