How to assemble an external DVD (CD) burner / drive?

Step 1. Preparation

Before start, check that you have got all the following ready: USB 5.25" IDE drive enclosure; 5.25" IDE DVD drive / burner (b in Picture I); and screw driver of proper size. The 5.25" IDE drive caddy is actually composed of two parts, the top part is the aluminium shell (shown as (a1) in Picture I) and the bottom part is the printing circuit board (PCB) (shown as (a2) in picture I)

 

Step 2. Assemling

II. Take out the 5.25" IDE drive (b) and the bottom part (a2) of the enclosure, with printed / label side facing upward, place the 5.25" IDE drive (b) inside the case (a2), shown in Picture II
III. Connect the power cable, IDE cable, audio cable (from top to bottom as shown in Picture III respectively) to the 5.25" IDE drive,
IV. Push the 5.25" IDE drive (b)inside as far as it can go, then fix the screws at the sides of the enclosure(Picture IV).
V. Push the top part of the enclosure (a1) to cover the bottom part with 5.25" drive fixed (Picture V).
VI. Fix the screws at the sides of the enclosure(Picture VI). Congratulations, project accomplished

 

Step 3. Use the external DVD drive / burner:

3.1 Connect the power cable, then switch on power, the tray of the DVD drive should open if you press the "Eject button in the front panel, if the tray will not open, there might be some problem with the power connection

3.2 ( see note below) Connect the USB cable to a USB 2.0 port of the computer ( USB 1.1 port will also work but with limitations)

the computer should start "Found new hardware wizard" in a few seconds, and the tray icon ( ) in the corner of the screen (), and a new drive letter (such as F:) will appear in "My Computer".

3.3 Now insert a DVD inside the external drive, and enjoy the movie!

Note: You do not need to manually install any drive under Windows ME/2000/XP, but you do need to install the driver under Windows 98.

Specifications

Click here - External DVD burner - for specifications

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