Need a short dvd drive

**skippy_geek** · 05-12-2004, 02:48 AM

I'm putting my system together and I found out the hard way that I can't fit a PCI card and a cdrom drive in my case at the same time.

It's a great case http://servercase.com/miva/miva?/Mer..._Code=Mini-ITX

The drive seems to be approx 1" too long. It's a samsung combo drive, so it's about 7.25" (180mm) long. I could just remove the front of the case and let it hang out, but that's just a smidgen too ghetto for me. I searched google

for a shorter drive, and 170 seems to be as short as they come.

Any ideas??

**SAScooby** · 05-12-2004, 02:58 AM

try get on of those cable based pci risers, should give you some flexibility to move stuff around

**gubon13** · 05-12-2004, 03:46 AM

Another option would be to use a laptop dvd drive with an ide adapter. They are generally about 1/2" wider and deeper than a cd/dvd.

**eCar™** · 05-12-2004, 06:24 AM

I just bought a Lite-On DVD±RW (SOHW-812S). It is a fair amount shorter than the CD-RW drive that it replaced. I don't think it was an inch shorter though.

Check the Lite-On site for the specs. If it looks like it will be close, I can measure mine for you.