Computer DVD question

Avatar · 01-06-2003, 04:37 AM

Hi! Can anyone help me out?
My CD drive on my platop is broken and I want a DVD player for my computer.
Don't wanna any re-write stuff just a DVD reader.

So i'm in the UK and am faced with 3 options... i just have a few questions about them:

1/ Getting it fixed and upgraded properly. (expensive).
2/ Buying an external DVD player (hard to find one that is cheap)
3/ If I buy an internal one and a box(usb) that i cna plug it into, is that alright? Do I need a power supply?

Thanks!

andrewas · 01-06-2003, 05:26 AM

Running an internal drive externaly is possible, but not recommended. It would probably die quite quickly. For a HDD you can buy a USB enclosure that will let you run it safely, but Ive never seen one for CD/DVD drives. Not that Ive looked for one.

The USB bus dosent carry a whole lot of power, so you will likely need a seperate power supply, but the enclosure will come with one of those.

I myself would get one from your laptop manufacturer, just because I hate carting around extra hardware when I dont need to.

01-06-2003, 04:37 AM	#1
Avatar Vampire Join Date: April 28, 2001 Location: Cambridge Age: 40 Posts: 3,877	Hi! Can anyone help me out? My CD drive on my platop is broken and I want a DVD player for my computer. Don't wanna any re-write stuff just a DVD reader. So i'm in the UK and am faced with 3 options... i just have a few questions about them: 1/ Getting it fixed and upgraded properly. (expensive). 2/ Buying an external DVD player (hard to find one that is cheap) 3/ If I buy an internal one and a box(usb) that i cna plug it into, is that alright? Do I need a power supply? Thanks! __________________ <b>Ê†ë®Ñï†Ý \'s Avariel<br /></b><br />Creator and Mithril Protector of the ALSB Clan <br /> [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/avatar.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

01-06-2003, 05:26 AM	#2
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	Running an internal drive externaly is possible, but not recommended. It would probably die quite quickly. For a HDD you can buy a USB enclosure that will let you run it safely, but Ive never seen one for CD/DVD drives. Not that Ive looked for one. The USB bus dosent carry a whole lot of power, so you will likely need a seperate power supply, but the enclosure will come with one of those. I myself would get one from your laptop manufacturer, just because I hate carting around extra hardware when I dont need to. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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