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Can you yse your dvd drive from your desktop pc on laptop?

Bidybag

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Is there a way to connect a laptop up to the computer which will then allow you to use the dvd drive from the desktop computer on the laptop?
 
If your notebook has a SATA interface drive, then yes, it's easy.

Otherwise, you have to invent the interface yourself, or use a USB-SATA interface.