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Hello, i bought a game the other day that needs a dvd drive to play it, but my dvd drive has stopped working, cd's play ok so I've been told its the DVD laser and would need a new drive. I was wondering if an external DVD/CD drive would play ...


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Old 15th Oct 2007, 09:28
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Default External Hard Drive Questions ???

Hello, i bought a game the other day that needs a dvd drive to play it, but my dvd drive has stopped working, cd's play ok so I've been told its the DVD laser and would need a new drive. I was wondering if an external DVD/CD drive would play games, as i could use this on both computers i have. Also could anyone reccomend a good one for around £50. thanks in advance
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Old 15th Oct 2007, 09:51
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Yes, an external DVD drive will work fine.

Which interface do you plan to use? USB, firewire,SATA, PCMCIA (PC card)?
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Old 15th Oct 2007, 09:58
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thanks for the quick reply, i dont have a firewire or pc card port, and dont know enough to use sata. So i'd have to use usb, do you think that would be sufficient enough for games like flight simulator? thanks
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Old 15th Oct 2007, 10:14
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Yeah it will be fine for games, usually games only use the DVD drive for loading the game at the beginning to stop piracy

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Old 15th Oct 2007, 10:35
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Thanks SocialWarfare, is the company you linked 'Scan' any good (reliable etc.)
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Yep, quite a reputable company and used by a number of members on this site:)
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Old 15th Oct 2007, 11:24
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had to give u a good rep for the advice. just ordered the model below the one you suggested. save a bit of money. thanks
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