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    Reuse old CD/DVD

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by texasbeans, Jul 24, 2009.

  1. texasbeans

    texasbeans Newbie

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    I have just purchases an Asus Eeee 1000HE. I have the old external Sony CD/DVD player used with an old Toshiba laptop. The old external CD/DVD plugged into the old machine through a 16- bit PC Card.

    Does anyone know of a connector/adapter that will allow me to plug the old CD/DVD into "something" that will allow me to plug into my new computer's USB port? I am not planning on using the CD/DVD player for other than backups, but it is a decent player.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    texasbeans, Jul 24, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Model and pic of the Sony optical drive?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 25, 2009
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  3. texasbeans

    texasbeans Newbie

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    The cd/dvd player is a Sony CRX85A/A1. (8x,24x,8x) All the connectors I have found assume you want to add a USB port to an old laptop with a PC Card slot, not the other way around.

    Thanks
     
    texasbeans, Jul 25, 2009
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