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HowTo: Latitude E-/Precision M-Series Second 2,5" HDD

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by ulub81, Jan 30, 2009.

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  1. Kunz

    Kunz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm, can anyone tell me one thing - what should I do with unplugged internal DVD rewriter? Is it possible to connect it to eSata port at the left side of E6400/6500 and use as normal DVD writer? Or just use it as saucer for my beer bottle... :D
     
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    I haven't seen any cable / adaptor / enclosure to connect the SATA optical drive socket to an eSATA port, but maybe one exists.

    The bare optical drive isn't very strong and you should store it somewhere where it won't get squeezed.

    John
     
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    Kunz Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK, but maybe there is in the market USB 2.0 enclosure for this type of devices - I could find only for 5.25" drives.
     
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    Hmm, it seems that more simple and cheeper is to buy external USB 2.0 DVD rewriter to use in pair with notebook or netbook.
     
    Kunz, Jun 15, 2009
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    Stumbled across one on ebay.

    ebay eSATA/USB to SATA Cable for SATA optical drive $14US shipped

    [​IMG]....[​IMG]

    Taps power off the usb port, with a SATA to E-sata lead to connect the optical drive externally. Includes an e-sata to USB, so can connect the optical drive to a USB port too. .
     
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    Yes, nice find indeed ! :)
    OP, could you include that in the first post ?
     
    wearetheborg, Jun 16, 2009
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    Have two option on how to use the optical drive when using an optical bay caddy:

    1/ convert optical drive to an external e-sata unit using either:

    - ebay $14US eSATA/USB cable - taps off the USB port for power
    - $22US eSATA/USB(combo) cable - uses the combo port for e-sata AND power as shown below:

    [​IMG]

    2/ OR hotwap between the optical bay caddy and optical drive. hotswap! software to do safe hotswapping, as well as how to use hdparm-for-Windows to save power by setting spindown of your HDD in the caddy are explained in here, which links to this thread :)
     
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