I have some laptop parts laying around as a result of a broken LCD monitor. Among other parts, I want to reuse the CD-RW/DVD combo drive on my desktop system. I know there are adapters available that can convert the drive to work on my desktop, but I also want to mount the drive inside one of the drive bays. It looks like I may be able to fit two drives in one 5.25" slot. I'm hoping I can do this. Please give me good news! Oh and a few links to a product would be great too. :D
2006-08-04 13:22:47 · 3 answers · asked by mehhhh 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Square pegs in round holes don't work! Buy a half-height DVD burner for $40-$50 and save yourself a BIG headache.
2006-08-04 13:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very hardly are floppy's and floppy drives used anymore. actually, i could danger to say that till spec'd out (specifically added), you does no longer detect a workstation on the marketplace at the moment with a floppychronic put in in it. No, you won't be able to 'decrease a CD-rom smaller - thoroughly diverse technologies and they are no the position close to love minded. you won't be able to purchase floppy disks that carry over a million.44mb -- you are able to keep better than a million.44mb on a floppy by ability of "zipping" the information that may compress it all the way down to a length smaller than a million.44mb if it may. The previous 5 a million/4" floppy disks held style of ninety-100k of information. NO, WinXP does no longer be able to study an previous 5 a million/4" floppy even if you may get achronic to hook as a lot because the workstation. Sorry... (besides, Apple connections were many times SCSI, serial, or AppleTalk - 9 pin din and were in easy words like minded with Apple products.) desire this helped. Maggie
2016-11-28 03:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do it if you don't mind using duct tape to hold it in.
2006-08-04 13:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by linguizic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋