[CentOS] Installing from CD

Ljubomir Ljubojevic office at plnet.rs
Wed Jul 13 15:39:33 UTC 2011


Les Mikesell wrote:
> On 7/13/2011 10:01 AM, Keith Roberts wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
> 
> I haven't tried it with a cd/dvd drive, but you can get inexpensive USB 
> cables with combo adapters for IDE (both full and laptop size) and sata 
> with corresponding power connectors that are very handy to have around 
> for temporary hookups.
> 
It is a same thing. They are basically HDD PATA and/or SATA controllers 
with USB connection to PC. I have even hooked up IDE DOM modules 
(without the actual cable).

Ljubomir



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