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using e-ide dvd in non laptop

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alexXx

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I am currently designing a case for myself and am making it as small as possible. That said, is it possible to run an e-ide dvd-rw drive with my non laptop hardware?
thanks
 
Originally posted by: alexXx
actually. Perhaps i am confused as to what eide is. Is that a normal ide cable connection?
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Yes, EIDE is a normal IDE connection. I believe the E stands for Enhanced, or maybe Extended. Either way, it's just a newer (newest?) standard for improving IDE device speeds and size limitations. EIDE is not a laptop specific device, so yes, an EIDE drive would function well in your non-laptop hardware. In fact, I believe most DVD drives these days are still EIDE. I believe there are a couple of new SATA models, but I think most are still EIDE.

Tom
 
the drive i linked to in my third post, it said eide/atapi so i assume those arent laptop things?
please correct me if im worng
 
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