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10-05-2004, 07:41 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. MD
Vehicle: 2002 SVT Focus
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cover for a slim slot loading dvd drive?
i bought a slim slot loading dvd drive from www.newegg.com and it came with no front "dust" cover as you see on most slot loading drives( car cd players for example) and i am assuming it was intended as a replacement for a laptop that already had the cover as part of its case. is there anything i can do so that it doesnt look so weird?? i need to protect it from dust as well as i need a button that will press the lil plastic button on the drive and have some type of hole for the LED that turns on when the drive is reading/writing.
anyone have ideas?
TIA,
Lev
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10-05-2004, 07:46 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: TN
Vehicle: 2007 Subaru Outback
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Quote: Originally Posted by fasternfaster
i bought a slim slot loading dvd drive from www.newegg.com and it came with no front "dust" cover as you see on most slot loading drives( car cd players for example) and i am assuming it was intended as a replacement for a laptop that already had the cover as part of its case. is there anything i can do so that it doesnt look so weird?? i need to protect it from dust as well as i need a button that will press the lil plastic button on the drive and have some type of hole for the LED that turns on when the drive is reading/writing.
anyone have ideas?
TIA,
Lev
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10-05-2004, 09:36 PM
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Neither darque nor pervert
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: In The Sticks near The 'Ham
Vehicle: 2003 Toyota Tacoma X-Cab
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Quote: Originally Posted by fasternfaster
i bought a slim slot loading dvd drive from www.newegg.com and it came with no front "dust" cover as you see on most slot loading drives( car cd players for example) and i am assuming it was intended as a replacement for a laptop that already had the cover as part of its case. is there anything i can do so that it doesnt look so weird?? i need to protect it from dust as well as i need a button that will press the lil plastic button on the drive and have some type of hole for the LED that turns on when the drive is reading/writing.
1) "Dust cover"? Do you mean faceplace or something to keep dust out of the slot or an external enclosure like this?
2) You can eject the drive through software, if that's an issue.
3) LEDs are relatively easy to relocate. Break out the soldering iron.
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10-05-2004, 09:57 PM
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Jesus Freak
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: California
Vehicle: 2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 GT
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You are pretty much straight out of luck. Your best bet would be to try to find a broken one on ebay or something and buy it for it's faceplate.
I broke the little clips on my faceplate and searched around for a replacement but it resulted in NO LOVE.
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10-06-2004, 07:53 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. MD
Vehicle: 2002 SVT Focus
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hmm, i just found my dvd drive on their site http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...154-020&depa=1 and it DOES have a cover... but the one that i received from them DIDNT! i just tried calling them but those west cost bammas are still asleep.
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10-06-2004, 09:56 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Dumb question but...
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10-06-2004, 11:39 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. MD
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that is a pretty nice peice but what i am refering to is the cover for the actual SLOT so that junk doesnt go into the DVD's internals
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Car: 2002 Ford Focus SVT
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10-06-2004, 11:53 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. MD
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i called new egg and they gave me an RMA..so hopefully this will all be resolved soon.
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Car: 2002 Ford Focus SVT
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10-06-2004, 01:48 PM
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Neither darque nor pervert
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Quote: Originally Posted by beckkl
Yes, you can assume.
And yes, that drive will fit in that enclosure. Mind you, there are cheaper enclosures out there...
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10-06-2004, 02:02 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Alameda, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Chevy G20 Van
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Does anyone know where I can get the Slim-to-USB2.0 board that's inside those enclosures? I'm trying to free up an IDE port in my tower, and I'd like to connect my slim DVD/CDRW to the internal USB2.0 port, but I can't find the Slim-to-USB2.0 adapter without getting the enclosure with it.
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10-07-2004, 05:47 PM
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Jesus Freak
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: California
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I might have something for ya... what are you willing to pay?
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10-08-2004, 05:51 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Alameda, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Chevy G20 Van
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Well, it turns out I've had my head up my *** on this issue.
For some reason I never realized that since I got the bracket and adapter to put the slim drive in the tower, I need an IDE to USB adapter. The mounting bracket came with the slim-to-IDE adapter. DUH!!!!! 
IDE to USB 2.0 is approx $20 on eBay. If you've got one for $10 or $15 (depending on how we go about the exchange), I'll take it.
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