Internal drive connected with sata in laptop

[Oliv0993]

I need a DVD drive for my laptop,( http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/lenovo/flex/flex-15/ )but i'm wandering if i will be able to connect an internal drive (http://www.asus.com/Optical_Drives/DRW24F1ST/) via a usb to sata cable?

 

[orlbuckeye]

That an internal desktop DVD drive. Why don't you look for an external DVD which will use USB.

 

[Oliv0993]

The externals i have seen so far has been pretty expensive, and if i could just connect an internal drive i might aswell save the money now that i already have a usb to sata cable

 

[jarotech]

Hi, if you have the right cable, yes you can use an internal optical drive with your laptop.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Dod you have a specific drive in mind? I thought most DVD drive have SATA and not USB. I though USB was used for external.

 

[jarotech]

Dod you have a specific drive in mind? I thought most DVD drive have SATA and not USB. I though USB was used for external.

No specific drive, just an ordinary internal DVD SATA drive, the OP said he already has a USB to SATA cable, as I said, if he has the right cable, he can use an internal DVD player connected via the USB cable. I use my internal DVD drive from my Toshiba, and with the cable, I connect the drive to the USB port on the outside of my Acer which does not have a DVD drive.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Ok I understand what he wants to do.