Thank you for the video..i have now a portable dvd drive. Measure first the thickness of your dvd drive before buying cause theres 2 thickness available. the 9.5 and 12.7 mm
thanks! found an old HP DV7 curbside. Turned it into a lightweight machine by removing both mechanical HDDs and the DVD ROM + installed Chrome OS Flex. Your video made it so easy to re-purpose the DVD ROM drive. Much appreciated.
Still have a few hundred. Just bought a new laptop and even though my old one still worked great it had Win 7 pro on it, so it wasn't really secure online in my opinion and couldn't get any security updates. Anyway thanks for the video. I used to work on old tower computers, easy peasy but had never opened a laptop. Just pulled my hard drive and the dvd drive. Thanks. Got the hard drive case in the mail and waiting on the dvd case. I didn't trust the ridiculous short videos I had seen until I saw yours. Really I can't say thank you enough. So my next act is try and install my old MS Office 2007. Wish me luck.
Update: Thanks again. The old dvd player works great in it's new external case, and was able to load my MS Office 7. My old hard drive also awesome as external storage.
If the DVD case costs as much or even more then external DVD drive I don't see the point to buy it and reuse the old DVD drive. But it's nice to know that it's possible.
Thanks, I'd just bought an external DVD drive on Amazon but I realized I've got so many old laptops sitting around that there must be a way to reuse one of their drives for cheaper! I think instead of buying an enclosure I'll just get a USB cord that'll plug into that weird looking SATA(?) connection and then I'll find a way to mount the drive inside of a laptop stand I'm 3D printing.
I recycle lap tops as a side hustle and I’m 13 so I’m still a kid and this is a good way for me to make a few bucks thanks Because IT room down take your order as motherboard screens ram etc.
You may also need to get an enclosure with a twin usb cable setup. Sometimes the single cable does not supply enough power to the drive for it to work properly.
I was lol at dvd collecting rats since I was a teen. I started fixing laptops at 14, years of age. I tried not to crack a shit eating grin as people would bk bk boast about their dvd collection and their goals on how. to grow it. Because I knew... very soon videos would soon be easily streamed over the web. although back then I didn't have the word "stream to describe it. Just like I didn't have cloaking to describe my idea of how to become INVISIBLE. at 19 years of age I was ranting at some one how I could make my PC monitor invisible by having a camera directly behind it recording video, or even a still image. I forgot about it until I saw the new invisible man movie. I didn't see the cover of the movie, I didn't see any commercial. I looked up and said "what's this?" my wife said the invisible man, and she asked me if it was possible. I replied it would have to be a suit covered in both cameras and micro led displays. and sure ENOUGH I WAS RIGHT
actually you dont even have to go through all that trouble or expense. Remove the CD/DVD/ W/RW and get a mini SATA to USB 3 adapter and you are good to go. No need to remove the face plate, no need to spend up for a fancy case. I mean afterall how often does anyone use the device these days - on the rare occasion that I cant find a digital download of a movie or music i might have to buy a CD/DVD to rip and convert....
Most new full tower PC cases are ditching 5 inch bays. Dont toss your old optical bay drives. Use them as an external drive with sata to sata1 direct connection to the motherboard. Ugly, but effective direct sata to sata1 connection
Usually on side dvd drive is found. If you follow midfle of drive to middle of laptop. Only one screw holds drive in. Use paper clip open drive . Use it to open and pull drive out. That is all you need to tear down.. I fix pc's for living.
I just knew there had to be a way to do this! Thank you for the video. Now my dilemma is where to find the right enclosure for an HP Model DH-16ACSH-HR2. Any suggestions?
I thought it was gonna be easy, so just looked it up to see if someone made a better way to do this and yes, it was as easy as it seemed xD your process was close to one I had planned, except some small differences like you using a paper clip (While I was using a phone pick for sim cards) and the only major one being you buying a pre made frame while I'm planning to 3D print mine (itll look like a larger floppy disc :3) and hook it up to a transicion cable
Hello. I got a used Dell and the DVD/CD drive crapped out. I was going to use my old DVD/CD drive from my old laptop and connect it with a special cable. Is it a plug in and your all set or do I have to install new drivers on the Dell? Thanks!
This is to you! Can you tell my dad that i can put alot of cds into alot of systems only for a second! Can you tell him to stop saying why do you need to do this!
There are many other DVD cases on Amazon (and elsewhere) for about six dollars and up. There are always sales on them, too. Just make sure to get the size that fits your drive.
Can this method be used on a desktop 9mm optical drive whereby I put a 2.5 HDD inside the caddy then back into the desktop? Good content! New subscriber.
I’m having trouble with my laptop disc drive reading a particular cd. I have a CD copy of “The Very Best Of Christopher Cross” (a recent reissue, as the original was on Warner Brothers/Rhino, the new one is Rhino/Warner Records), and it’ll just sit there and attempt to read the disc, but never does. (No mention of being Copy Protected, as it’s a US release.) Any idea why it’s only this cd that happens with?
"Take out every screw you find" isn't necessarily that easy. OTOH, there will be a specific video somewhere on RU-vid showing you exactly how to disassemble your laptop.
I bought the exact same generic enclosure you show on the vid under the brand Deepfox. Mine lasted less than 6 months and I only got to use it twice ¦[
Excellent video!! Thanks! I have an computer with a tray kind of CD player where you just drop the CD in the tray and close the door. Can I make this an external CD player as well?
I looked at the amazon listing and the drive case said it was currently unavailable, are there any alternative disk drive cases that you could recommend
Since I made this video, prices have come down. You can get an entire drive for under $30. They used to be far more expensive. I'd just buy an external DVD drive.
My Super Combo drive does not seem to work any more due to moments where I banged the iMac monitor for stuck CDs or discs. I thought of uding this trick but why not just buy a new unit. I cannot play no discs. The unit justs ejects everything. Your thoughts. Thank you.
If i really wanted to weight below 80 pounds then should i only put a cd into an external hard drive for only a second you know how i dont have to wait for the cd to respond!
Sure--as long as yours is a CD-RW and not a CD-ROM! That is why I salvaged my old drive from an obsolete laptop. I want to record music, lots of it! Also cheaper than buying an external drive since you already have one.
Dear Average Me, Could you please tell me what software you are using to play your DVDs on your laptop? My laptop DVD burner stopped working after a Windows update. That happened with both my old Vista and then Windows 8.1 upscaled to Windows 10. Hate the updates! Also, I have a DVD Recorder for the TV that isn't working due to, I expect, HD restrictions by the Cable Company. Do you think there is any way to use it as an external burner? I've been watching YT contributors show how to Thanks so very much!
@@AverageMe Whoa! I am not sure of what I should look for. I do not need to rip, just play my DVDs. Which one of these products will work? I have Corel Video Studio and can just screen capture if I need a small clip. Thanks again!
It might be possible to splice the usb port adapter and switch it over to a USB micro or USB-C depending on your model, but I cannot say for sure if it would work. Haven't done it myself so I can't say for certain, but if it works I would totally do it for myself too
I recently extracted an even older DVD optic drive from a very old dell laptop. But I don't know what connector it is. It's around 24-26 continuous pins
This is to to you average me! If i really wanted to lose some weight then should i only put a cd into an external hard drive for a second then try a full bail of cds!
This is to you! What would be the best way of myself weighting -300,00000000000000000000000000 tons of pounds myself putting a full bail of cds into my external hard by making it a quick one! I mean geeze when i was in ms.lanagers class she said make it a quick one!
What would be the best way of myself weighting -300,0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 tons of pounds!
Okay, okay!! Stop telling me every 2 minutes that this is a dvd drive already!!! Get on with showing what to do with it! Life's too short. This is like watching paint dry! How many times are you going to mention the one screw that holds it in? I don't need to see the damned thing either. 4 mins so far to tell me jack. I give up......
