I recently found an ACER external CD-RW drive, and remembered that I have a bunch of hard drives lying around. I got the idea of replacing the CD burner (which happens to be an IDE standard drive) for one of the hard drives that i have, and connecting it to my computer, turning it into an external hard drive. I'm wondering if anybody has done this before, and how can I manage to do this feat.
2007-09-20 05:56:49 · 3 answers · asked by coldman64 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Unlikely to work, the USB drivers for that IDE controller are probably writted to ONLY drive THAT CDRW, might work with other CDRW, but NOT to drive a HDD.
Sorry, but not going to work most liekly.
However, feel free to stick a HDD in and try it, you never know it MIGHT detect OK under XP
2007-09-20 06:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by stu_the_kilted_scot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DVD Fab Platinum. that is loose for 30 days. finished version. After the 30 days it expenses decrease than fifty dollars. DVD shrink is a sturdy device, yet is now no longer supported. DVD shrink now no longer handles the greater contemporary encryption.
2016-12-26 19:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by geise 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't work that way.
2007-09-20 06:05:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋