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the_hobbit   06-11-2004 at 05:59:22 PM

I carnally own a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop and I wanted to get a DVD burner but I did not want to spend a lot on a external DVD burner or a laptop burner I was wondering if u could take normal internal burner and convert to a external burner is it possible

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jihiggs   06-11-2004 at 07:56:25 PM
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if it were scsi it would be easy. maybe one of those external hard drive casings would work. or get a docking station that has a pci card slot and put an ide adaptor in the card slot.

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Crashman   06-12-2004 at 06:39:43 AM
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Yes, you could get an internal burner and a USB 2.0 drive enclosure for 5.25" drives.

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SoDNighthawk   06-12-2004 at 01:16:15 PM
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Ya get an external Hard Drive docking station and try it. Use a USB port off the lap-top if you have one and plug it into the back of the docking station. The ribbon cable and power supply are the same for both a HD and a CD/DVD drive.

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the_hobbit   06-12-2004 at 09:06:40 PM
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ok that sound good but is there a step by step web site that i could fallow and i do have pci card?

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