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"St Paul" <sp@stpaul.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Christopher Muto wrote:
>> the latitude ls has an external connector that allows you to externally
>> connect either a floppy drive, cd, cdrw, dvd, or combo cdrw/dvd drive to
>> the system which operates at the speed of an internal drive. this
>> connector is in addition to the usb connector which would provide a
>> slower transfer rate for such devices. check out the manual for your
>> latitude ls at support.dell.com. the cable is the way to go.
>
> Thanks, you helped a lot.
> As for the manual at the link you gave me, I spent an hour there and can´t
> find any mention of manuals!
> Paul
>
>
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>> "St Paul" <sp@stpaul.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:34hln5F47jp7qU1@individual.net...
>>
>>>Thanks for the info.
>>>I am looking for a bootable (ie. non USB) drive.
>>>Excuse my ignorance, but the cable you mention is for external drives or
>>>does it emulate the internal connection?
>>>Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>Christopher Muto wrote:
>>>
>>>>do you have the cable that connects between your system and the external
>>>>cd or floppy drive? if so then you can connect just about any drive for
>>>>a inspiron 3800, 4000, 4100, 8100 (among others) or a latitude 600, 610,
>>>>640, cpx, cs, ls, or l400. if you are looking for a usb type drive then
>>>>i would suggest getting the above cable as the usb connected drive will
>>>>be very slow with the usb type 1 port in this system. the ls did offer
>>>>a goofy case for the external cd drive to fit in to, but it is purely
>>>>cosmetic, totally unnecessary, and, in my opinion, less attractive then
>>>>the bare drive itself.
>>>>
>>>>"St Paul" <sp@stpaul.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>news:34g54sF46q8pgU1@individual.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Looking for a cheap external CD drive for a LS H400ST - UK
>>>>>Post here if you have one.
>>>>>Thnx
>>>>>Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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