Optiplex GX110 help please

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Hi all; hope someone can help me out with a dilemma. I have been given a
GX110 by a friend who no longer wants it. Problem was. it had no CD ROM. I
have managed to get hold of one of these and the ribbon cable to connect it
up (presumably to an IDE cable). The thing is, it appears to be too small to
fit onto the casing above the power supply to attach it anywhere. Is there
supposed to be a caddy or a carriage of sorts that the CD unit fits into to
lock it into the unit?
Many thanks
John

 

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Yes. The GX110 uses a tray/slider that the drive mounts into.


"John Orrett" <johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1093795243.28651.0@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...
> Hi all; hope someone can help me out with a dilemma. I have been given a
> GX110 by a friend who no longer wants it. Problem was. it had no CD ROM. I
> have managed to get hold of one of these and the ribbon cable to connect
it
> up (presumably to an IDE cable). The thing is, it appears to be too small
to
> fit onto the casing above the power supply to attach it anywhere. Is there
> supposed to be a caddy or a carriage of sorts that the CD unit fits into
to
> lock it into the unit?
> Many thanks
> John
>
>
>

 

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Thanks Edward, I'll have a look on ebay etc to see if I can get hold of one.
Regards
John


Edward J. Neth wrote:
> Yes. The GX110 uses a tray/slider that the drive mounts into.
>
>
> "John Orrett" <johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1093795243.28651.0@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...
>> Hi all; hope someone can help me out with a dilemma. I have been
>> given a GX110 by a friend who no longer wants it. Problem was. it
>> had no CD ROM. I have managed to get hold of one of these and the
>> ribbon cable to connect it up (presumably to an IDE cable). The
>> thing is, it appears to be too small to fit onto the casing above
>> the power supply to attach it anywhere. Is there supposed to be a
>> caddy or a carriage of sorts that the CD unit fits into to lock it
>> into the unit?
>> Many thanks
>> John