What optical drive fits into the ISK 310-150 bay

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Kraminius

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Hey guys,
So I've build a HTPC for my old dad, and he's oldschool and has all of his music on CD. Therefore, he got abit disappointed about the HTPC didn't actually have a optical drive. But what optical bays are actually fitting into the Antec ISK310-150 case. It's a slimfit bay.. Will a laptop drive fit by any chance? Suggestions are welcome.. It just needs to be a DVD drive.

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rwpritchett
Just chiming in with my own experience,

The ISK 310-150 power supply comes with the proper power connector for a slim drive. No power adapter needed, and yes the SATA connector is the same as a standard desktop connector. I built a small setup with the 310-150 and used an LG CT21N for the optical drive. Works great.
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You are correct.

However, the few drives present seemed to have issues:
Samsung - quite a few complaints for the model listed
Lite On - possibly a better choice though one guy listed the EJECT didn't work

A mention was made of an ADAPTER but it appears that's for working with laptops not a desktop as the PICTURE shows the regular SATA connectors in the rear.

*You may need a SATA data cable.
 
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Kraminius

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I must say that these optical drives truly looks like the ones in a laptop (the 7 pin data and 6 pin power). Will a standard optical bay from a laptop fit into a slimline bay?
 
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Of the few choices I thought the Lite On was better. Read all the customer reviews. There's an LG from TigerDirect with no reviews and a Samsung but the Samsung was the same one that had poor reviews at Newegg.

I looked at the pictures and assumed the SATA data and power connections were normal desktop ones.

They all say "notebook" but I'm guessing they PHYSICALLY fit the case?

LG drive at TigerDirect:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8000712&CatId=89
 
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Just chiming in with my own experience,

The ISK 310-150 power supply comes with the proper power connector for a slim drive. No power adapter needed, and yes the SATA connector is the same as a standard desktop connector. I built a small setup with the 310-150 and used an LG CT21N for the optical drive. Works great.
 
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