CD-rom adapter

[danthegeek]

What type of adapter do I need to run a cd-rom drive from a laptop to a desktop. Ive seen the ones for Hard drives but I dont think they are the same ones. Anyways, any help appreciated.

dan

[Cagedconnerman]

I think they are the same actually, I know i use the same exact cables for my cd drive and my IDE HDDs

[danthegeek]

Humm. Ill look into it.

[Zephik]

They don't look the same to me...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010100005+1036508673&name=Slim+DVD+Burner

Look at this...

http://bixnet.biz/notslimcdtod.html

Does that help?

[Cagedconnerman]

i may have misunderstood, but i was saying the adapter itself would be the same between CD and HD drives

[Zephik]

i may have misunderstood, but i was saying the adapter itself would be the same between CD and HD drives

Not sure what you mean. But from what I understand, what he wants to do is run a CD Drive from his laptop in his PC. The IDE's in PC's for running HDD's and CD Drives aren't the same connections as in laptops. I don't know if thats true for Laptop HDD's though.

But anyways, that adapter will let you plug in a laptop drive into your pc. But just in case I don't know what I am talking about, check the back of your drive and see if its IDE or possibly even Sata. If not and if it looks like the ones from Newegg. That adapter is what you want.

[danthegeek]

Thanx snow. +rep. Ill have another mod coming up that I think I will need a slim cd rom so this will help alot.

[The Black Pumpkin]

i may have misunderstood, but i was saying the adapter itself would be the same between CD and HD drives

I've done a lot of laptop research, and I know that this is not so, unfortunately. :(

As you can see in this picture (http://www.bluelight.com.ar/Productos/CDs/cd-rom%2520adapter-1.jpg) (far left on the bottom piece), that is what a laptop cd/dvd rom slot looks like.

As you can see in this picture (http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/cablesonline/MK-004LABEL.JPG) (black slot on side facing viewer), the hard drive slot is a 44 pin version of IDE.

[XcOM]

i belive this is what you might be looking for:
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=5#p2112

[Airbozo]

Xcom posted what you are looking for...

That will allow you to connect a slimline cd/dvd to a regular ide cable.