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External DVD/Cd Drive?
Hi,
The DVD Drive on my laptop and desktop, both, has been broken! I thought about buying an external DVD-writer drive, but I was wondering, if I can use it for burning movies (from AVI to DVD format) by using the external DVD drive?
I know I need a burning software too, but, I just want to know if with the right software I can burn DVDs and CDs with the external one and just ignore the internal one since it's broken? I mean does it work that way?
Also, if you know any good DVD burner software, please let me know. One that can burn movies from AVI to DVD format, so, it can be watchable on DVD players.
Thanks in advance!
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3 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Indeed, it does work that way. You'll have to specify which Drive it is when you go to burn your discs, depending on which port you plug it into. I think the default for the normal cd/dvd drive is E, so it won't be that one.
I'm not really sure what you're looking for exactly, but something like this should work nicely:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=27...
As for the burning software, DeepBurner is a fairly nice program to use. I've mainly used it for ISO images so I don't know about the formatting bit, but it it free so only a bit of time wasted if it doesn't. Here's the download page:
- fiegerLv 45 years ago
i imagine you made a mistake contained in the kind form, as Lite On has NO such kind of their product list. As an 'inner' force it makes use of the classic abode windows drivers for CD that are in win98, yet (if I remember wisely), it calls for USB 2.0 for 'exterior' use, and that calls for a USB2.0 MB or upload-on card with the USB2.0 drivers which at the prompt are not in win98. THEN win98 could be able to locate it for CD. the necessary drivers for DVD, and so on. are commonly put in through the burning and/or playing application, as win98 does not have them.
