PC tech heads, I need some advice (connecting internal dvd drive to my laptop)

[damn its me]

I just purchased an internal lite on dvd burner, and I want to hook it up to my laptop.
http://www.microcenter.co...phtml?product_id=0322335

there is the burner, and my laptop has both an eSATA port as well as usb 2/3 ports.
Whats the cheapest I can accomplish this (microcenter links would really help, since I'm really close to one of their stores.

Thanks in advance NT bretheren

 

[omgitswes]

Looks like you'll need something to power it. You could connect it to your laptop with just the SATA cable, but unless you have something to power it you can't use it.

 

[phen0m]

return it and buy an external drive. they are the same price..

 

[damn its me]

Originally Posted by Phen0m

return it and buy an external drive. they are the same price..

thanks, but this particular drive setup (Lite on ihas 124B specifically) is discontinued and I NEED this particular FW

I'll just buy a bunch of cables, or a sata power kit eSATA to sata adapter and a molex power kit and hope it all works out.  If anyone else can find a link, since I can't find it on the MC site, it'd save me tons of time and running around the store

thanks so far for the responses

 

[sladewilson]

Originally Posted by damn its me

I just purchased an internal lite on dvd burner, and I want to hook it up to my laptop.
http://www.microcenter.co...phtml?product_id=0322335

there is the burner, and my laptop has both an eSATA port as well as usb 2/3 ports.
Whats the cheapest I can accomplish this (microcenter links would really help, since I'm really close to one of their stores.

Thanks in advance NT bretheren

buy this instead , only .99 plus 8.99 Shipping and handling

 

[phen0m]

Quick search, might work: http://www.microcenter.co...phtml?product_id=0316759

 

[levar burton]

Originally Posted by Phen0m

return it and buy an external drive. they are the same price..

Agreed, it's 2012 burners are going obsolete. It's much cheaper to burn images to disc.

 

[damn its me]

Originally Posted by Phen0m

Quick search, might work: http://www.microcenter.co...phtml?product_id=0316759

doesnt include a cable to power the thing..

Originally Posted by Levar Burton

Originally Posted by Phen0m

return it and buy an external drive. they are the same price..

Agreed, it's 2012 burners are going obsolete. It's much cheaper to burn images to disc.

I have no idea what you're talking about. 

  re-read and correct the statement so i can understand weather you're trying to be condescending or just didn't read the OP nor any of the responses

 

[whyhellothere]

http://www.amazon.com/Van...id=1341593103&sr=1-2

or look around for a better sata to usb adapter

 

[damn its me]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

http://www.amazon.com/Van...id=1341593103&sr=1-2

thanks for the response.  I was looking for a microcenter link, but was considering just ordering something quite similar off ebay for 7 bucks shipped.
i didnt want to wait for shipping I want to play my damn arkham city and disc keeps getting errors on my stock drives burns

thanks again

 

[phen0m]

^^ Iso it.. you own the original product.

 

[damn its me]

Originally Posted by Phen0m

^^ Iso it.. you own the original product.

yes, and i have, however old drives arent capable of writing xgd3 without truncating, and that inevitably will lead to unauthorized disc errors...

 

[myselfonline]

if you have an external hard drive you are willing to take apart, you can probably use the controller from the hard drive.