Hello all :) can i use IDE DVD-ROM with USB Enclosure for IDE HDD? I want to backup and rip some dvd's which has some scratches but not that bad or unreadable but i dont like to put them in my DVD-RW.. i hava a spare SONY DVD-ROM Drive and SONY CD-RW.
Have a look at this USB to IDE cable with power supply.
USB to IDE & SATA Cable Kit USBNow.co.uk
You're very welcome.
Do post back if you encounter any problems.
seavixen32:
Thanks for the web link. I was thinking the other day about using a couple of old IDE hdd's as external drives. I probably could purchase one of those apparaat's locally.
I hesitate to buy it because all of the USB ports on my pc are being used. The only available port is on an external USB hub that I have. Do you think using a port on the hub would slow down the playback of music or a dvd film from a IDE hdd?
I honestly don't know whether using a USB port would slow things down, but no doubt someone more knowledgeable than me will tell us.
If you have a spare slot in your motherboard you can get USB PCI cards very cheaply.
pci usb card - Google Search
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