Hi, I have Lite internal DVD drive, which I tried to use externally connecting to laptop through IDE-USB cable and separate power cable. Drive works (spins, opens and closes tray) only without connection to laptop with Vista 32x. I checked on XP - it works and was recognized by PC. On Vista DVD drive freezes immediately after putting cable in laptop USB port. No recognition from Vista. Should I change the cable for newer version or what? Any advise please.
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IDE - USB problems Vista 32x
- Thread starter ivodam2
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Maybe I'm not reading this right....
Normally, your internal DVD drive sits in which PC? the XP?
You then pull out the DVD drive and connect it to a PC with vista via a USB to IDE converter cable?
I would have thought that the DVD drive will be needed to be set up in the BIOS of which ever machine does not see it first.
I'm not entirely sure I understand why you are doing things this way?
Normally, your internal DVD drive sits in which PC? the XP?
You then pull out the DVD drive and connect it to a PC with vista via a USB to IDE converter cable?
I would have thought that the DVD drive will be needed to be set up in the BIOS of which ever machine does not see it first.
I'm not entirely sure I understand why you are doing things this way?
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Hi Clevo,
DVD drive is internal (was used with PC with XP, but this PC had served out his lifetime (HDD was too old and it died in natural dead)), so I have some backup info with important zip and rar files, so I tried to use it externally on my laptop with Vista. As I explained DVD drive works by itself, but PC with Vista doesn't see it and drive freezes after plugging it into USB port with IDE - USB cable. I asked my friend to check DVD drive with the same cable on another PC with XP on it. Works!!!!!! Excellent. But not on Vista. I can agree with you regarding configuration in BIOS, but seems for me, IDE-USB cable should solve this problem without configuration in BIOS, even more, if it works on XP without any configuration in BIOS on third party PC.
Info what I am looking for is on DVD discs and I can not read those discs also in my Vista laptop internal OEM DVD drive. That is why I started to run my old DVD drive with hope to read content.
Some guys told, that may be I should buy new IDE-USB cable especially for Vista. May be problem is in zip and rar content on discs. But my laptop can not even recognize this DVD drive. So, problem is not in content, but seems in OS.
Therefore, may be I need some drivers for Vista or new IDE-USB cable especially for Vista.
What do you think?
Thanks for replay in advance.
DVD drive is internal (was used with PC with XP, but this PC had served out his lifetime (HDD was too old and it died in natural dead)), so I have some backup info with important zip and rar files, so I tried to use it externally on my laptop with Vista. As I explained DVD drive works by itself, but PC with Vista doesn't see it and drive freezes after plugging it into USB port with IDE - USB cable. I asked my friend to check DVD drive with the same cable on another PC with XP on it. Works!!!!!! Excellent. But not on Vista. I can agree with you regarding configuration in BIOS, but seems for me, IDE-USB cable should solve this problem without configuration in BIOS, even more, if it works on XP without any configuration in BIOS on third party PC.
Info what I am looking for is on DVD discs and I can not read those discs also in my Vista laptop internal OEM DVD drive. That is why I started to run my old DVD drive with hope to read content.
Some guys told, that may be I should buy new IDE-USB cable especially for Vista. May be problem is in zip and rar content on discs. But my laptop can not even recognize this DVD drive. So, problem is not in content, but seems in OS.
Therefore, may be I need some drivers for Vista or new IDE-USB cable especially for Vista.
What do you think?
Thanks for replay in advance.
My Computer
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