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Connecting an internal CD-ROM drive to a new laptop?

cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm RegentBears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
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I took apart an old laptop that had a CD-ROM drive, and I have it sitting here. Are there any ways to convert it to a new laptop, like externally, since my new one(and most new laptops) don't seem to have CD drives?

Here's the hardware if it helps:
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    The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    Googling says a 13 pin SATA to USB adapter will do the trick.

    https://amazon.com/Y-NX-USB3-0-Optical-Slimline-Blu-ray/dp/B0785PPR3M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1096NZY0AAY0X&dchild=1&keywords=13+pin+sata+to+usb&qid=1586115931&sprefix=13+pin+sata%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1

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    cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    Yeah, that seems to be what I found as well(though I think this is a mini-sata). Will it work with a newer laptop off the bat?

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    HevachHevach Registered User regular
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Yeah, that seems to be what I found as well(though I think this is a mini-sata). Will it work with a newer laptop off the bat?

    With the adapter, yes - they're plug and play compliant and will just appear like any USB drive. Without the adapter, if the laptop has the hardware to connect directly it'll almost always have a bay for it. I have run into a handful of HP and Lenovo laptops with the connector but no bay, likely because of shared components between different models, but the only way to actually connect a drive to them is to run it disassembled on a bench, and that's only something you want to do temporarily for testing.

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    CornucopiistCornucopiist Registered User regular
    A brand new external CD-Rom drive will likely be as cheap as the cable The Wolfman mentioned and be a better bet to keep running over time.
    Unless you have an emotional attachment to that salvaged drive, that's the way I'd go.

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