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Using an internal CD Drive in an external HDD enclosure...

quarryman · 2008-03-28 08:04:02

I need to use a cd on a laptop without a cd drive. I've taken an internal CD IDE drive from another PC and hooked the IDE cable and power from the HDD enclosure to it and connected the USB. I hear the familiar USB "beep" when i plug it in but it won't show up as a drive letter. In the device manager it just shows up a "!".…

28-03-2008 8:04am

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quarryman

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I need to use a cd on a laptop without a cd drive. I've taken an internal CD IDE drive from another PC and hooked the IDE cable and power from the HDD enclosure to it and connected the USB.

I hear the familiar USB "beep" when i plug it in but it won't show up as a drive letter. In the device manager it just shows up a "!".

This should work right?

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#2 28-03-2008 10:56am

SickBoy

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Set the drive to master using the jumpers beside the IDE cable if it's not already.
Some external enclosures have difficulty identifying a drive set to cable select..

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