- portable dvd drive help
- Posted by szramiakje on November 6th, 2007
hey guys. i have a question:
I'm looking to buy a portable dvd drive for my dell inspiron 6400 but
every drive that i've looked at comes with an ac adapter. i though if
a drive was portable then it would run off of the usb power. do you
know if my computer even has enough power for a dvd drive? i was
looking at the Sony DRXS70U External Portable Slim-Line USB 2.0 DVD
Drive from Amazon.com. Please advise me!!!!!!! Cheers, John
- Posted by Roy on November 6th, 2007
On Nov 6, 11:16 am, szramiakje <szramia...@gmail.com> wrote:
Most of the external DVD RW drive for the laptop I saw has an
ACadapter plug, as I had one. I am not sure about the CD RW/DVD
ROM( combo drive)
With my External DVDRW device...
...If I plug just the device USB plug alone.to my notebook .. it does
not work. The power needs for my external DVD drive ( if its AC plug
is not attached to the outlet ) overwhelms my notebook power
supply.....
- Posted by Bustout on November 6th, 2007
On Nov 5, 7:16 pm, szramiakje <szramia...@gmail.com> wrote:
I use the LiteOn SSW-8015SX. It comes with a power adapter but it is
not necesarry. I've never had any problems with it.
- Posted by Mike S. on November 7th, 2007
In article <1194318996.759278.63360@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.c om>,
szramiakje <szramiakje@gmail.com> wrote:
Most of the generic ones I've seen can be powered via USB, usually using
one of those cables that have a double-header lapto-side USB connector so
that it can draw power from 2 ports at once. This may be necessary as many
DVD drives draw close to 1 ampere and you can't get that from one USB
port alone. Many of those slimline optical drive cases also have a coaxial
power socket for just that reason; I for one prefer to use a dedicated
supply rather than tax the USB port power to its limit.
