On Wed, 13 Jul 2011, Steve Clark wrote: > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > From: Steve Clark <sclark at netwolves.com> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Installing from CD > > On 07/13/2011 12:46 AM, Ron Blizzard wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 2:54 PM, John R Pierce<pierce at hogranch.com> >> wrote: >> > On 07/12/11 11:53 AM, Ron Blizzard wrote: >> > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Steve >> > > Clark<sclark at netwolves.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > > > With an HP DL140 we open the cover and temporarily plug in a >> > > > > standard atapi >> > > > > 5.25 DVD drive in place of the CD drive. >> > > If he's talking about a standard Optiplex GX240, it takes a >> > > regular >> > > IDE DVD drive which is almost a throw-away item these days. >> > an HP DL140 is a 1U server that uses a very slim laptop style drive. >> Even laptop style DVD drives have become a near throw-away item. >> Everyone wants DVD writers now. >> > Yeah, but it is really hard to find atapi style laptop drives, everything > has gone to sata. Try the older latops, you might even pick up a bare drive on ebay. HTH Keith ----------------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------------