Frustrated looking for a dvd drive

[blazemcsmith]

Hello,
i have a dell dimension 2400- home edition2002
i want to add a dvd player/burner internaly so i can run music software &watch movies on it but i dont know what kind to get or where
to get it at, dell said they dont have any in stock but wouldt tell me exactly what i need or how much they are. any answers?

 

[Combat Wombat]

We can def's source you a new optical drive, but we will need to know something else first...

This is your computer: http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=dell+dimension+2400&hl=en&safe=active&rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU450AU450&biw=1920&bih=1019&tbm=isch&tbnid=udpSw2zcVyTR4M:&imgrefurl=http://forums.vr-zone.com/whole-systems-desktops/720894-dell-dimension-2400-2-40ghz-pocessor-sms-91088887-a.html&docid=-oBfkVEQLNHZ0M&imgurl=http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/dell2400.jpg&w=450&h=600&ei=d_HfTsLbH5DumAXdo8jtBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=379&vpy=400&dur=1435&hovh=259&hovw=194&tx=110&ty=119&sig=105363487914976496502&page=1&tbnh=138&tbnw=105&start=0&ndsp=69&ved=1t:429,r:25,s:0

Does the optical disc drive take a pata connection, or a Sata connection.

Look here for the connection types:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=PATA+OPTICAL+DISC+DRIVE+CONNECTION&hl=en&safe=active&rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU450AU450&biw=1920&bih=1019&tbm=isch&tbnid=i0juKLfre7GoOM:&imgrefurl=http://www.itreviews.com/buyers-guides/dvd-cd-and-blu-ray/choosing-the-best-dvd-drives-and-dvd-writers-and-cd-drives/&docid=b0V1aRxJRpBB9M&imgurl=http://highlander.s3.amazonaws.com/www.itreviews.co.uk%25252Fphotos%25252Foptical_disk_connections.jpg&w=796&h=445&ei=wfHfTruwOer7mAW5nZH6BA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=72&vpy=217&dur=5718&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=188&ty=67&sig=105363487914976496502&page=1&tbnh=91&tbnw=163&start=0&ndsp=68&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

Look here for purchasing Sata:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=658_667&products_id=14161

And Pata Drive:
http://www.google.com/#q=pata+dvd+drive&hl=en&safe=active&prmd=imvnsfd&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=evLfTpmqI-qiiAeZrKmVBQ&ved=0CFUQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=c630dbe815ee3427&biw=1920&bih=1019

 

[ksiemb]

Hello,
i have a dell dimension 2400- home edition2002
i want to add a dvd player/burner internaly so i can run music software &watch movies on it but i dont know what kind to get or where
to get it at, dell said they dont have any in stock but wouldt tell me exactly what i need or how much they are. any answers?

Why does it have to be Internal ?
Plenty of USB externals avail if you search.

 

[Combat Wombat]

Maybe internal is just more convenient?

 

[blazemcsmith]

its an ide i think, i want an internal because of lack of outletspace but if an external can run music software and play movies id be interested in wich one woks with my computer just to see all my options.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes the dell 2400 is IDE.