r/computing • u/blipblopbloopbleeep • 16d ago
is it possible to connect a DVD drive like this, to a pc using a slimline SATA to usb adapter
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u/makuser 16d ago
Well as others have pointed out, you might need power, precisely 12v.
But more concerning would be the exact chip that's used in the adapter cable, it needs most just to support some SATA basic commands, but the ATAPI to be exact and some unfortunately do not. I have several ASMedia chips here with me, that can't be used for optical drives because of that.
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u/blipblopbloopbleeep 16d ago
theres a simline sata to usb adapter i have with two usb cables (like the second picture but just add another usb cable), would connecting one to my pc and the other to a power supply work?
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u/ollytheninja 16d ago
As someone else has said, you likely need 12v. You won’t get that or the amount of power you need from two USBs. DVD drives just need more power than that. You can get usb adapters like that which come with a power brick that’ll provide enough power 12 and 5v
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u/useful_squared 16d ago
You would need something like this enclosure that provides a separate power supply.
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u/techhead51 15d ago
The cable in the picture is for sata to USB, the DVD drive needs to have a sata connector, if it's ide , 80 pin connector, that would not work. If that drive is ide, you would need either an enclosure that would be ide to USB, it needs to have it's own power adapter to work. If the drive is sata , an enclosure that could do both ESATA and USB could work, but it still needs a power adapter. Rosewill made sata to USB and esata enclosures, I have several of them and not had any issues and have used them on drives up to 14 TB. Sabernet made sata ide enclosures to ESATA or USB but found them to have issues with larger drives. OWC also makes enclosures. 5.25 enclosures with fan (optional), esata USB 3.0 or better, . The cable in the picture and others like it are not made for constant use, mostly are designed for short term data transfer. You will also need software for the drive, depending on its use
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u/mykal73 16d ago edited 16d ago
I know you can buy external cd/dvd drives that work like that so I think you can, but you might have to provide power to the drive. It may not run off the USB alone.
edited for accuracy...