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Yezinki
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_ 		7. June 2009 @ 17:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can I convert my Sony DRX-S70U USB DVD drive to a internal one........in place of Matshita DVD RAM UJ 846-S?
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dailun
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_ 		8. June 2009 @ 15:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, but it probably won't fit in your existing laptop. See my other reply to your question.
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Yezinki
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_ 		8. June 2009 @ 19:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by dailun:
 Yes, but it probably won't fit in your existing laptop. See my other reply to your question.
Thanks.

1. How can it be converted?

2. It's a hybrid......not actually a laptop, rather a desktop with a laptop type Matshita UJ 856 S, slim slot loading DVD RAM drive. Sony Vaio VGC-LS1.

(http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/sony-vaio-vgc-ls1/4505-3118_7-32028400.html?tag=rnav)

Regards!
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dailun
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_ 		8. June 2009 @ 19:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What's the interface?

The native interface for a slimline drive is a xx pin d-sub that carries signal and power.

I have an adapter that breaks out the d-sub to standatd PATA signal and 4 pin power.

If it's a desktop and not a laptop then the front panel issue is probably moot.
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Yezinki
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_ 		8. June 2009 @ 19:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks again......

http://cgi.ebay.com/MATSHITA-Powerbook-U...bayphotohosting

Since am a med doc & no pc geek & new to computers.......once a local tech opened the machine to clean the lens......it's connected by a 40 pin connector.......IDE......I think.

Regards!
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Yezinki
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_ 		13. June 2009 @ 15:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by dailun:
 Yes, but it probably won't fit in your existing laptop. See my other reply to your question.
I don't mind if it does not fit in the exsisting laptop ,since it's a hybrid....desktop with a super slim line slot loading DVD RAM drive.

Interface is is IDE....with a 40 pin connector.

The Matshita UJ 846S drive is dead & I want to use my Sony DRX-S70U USB as the default optical drive in it's place.

My machine's bios doesnt have the option to boot from a USB optical drive.

OS is running but if I need to boot for any reason like imaging etc I need a default optical drive not a USB.

Any ideas?
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