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loconavi | April 27, 2009 05:34 PM | in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a netbook, can i use the CD/DVD drive of another computer?

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | mattarata | April 27, 2009 05:55 PM

Yes. If you share the drive of the other computer over the local network, and you can see that drive from your netbook, then you should be able to access that drive. I would not recommend for watching a movie, but obtaining a file or installing software should work just fine.

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orange | April 27, 2009 07:37 PM

Another option is to buy an external USB CD/DVD Drive. They are around $35-40 but I'm sure you could find even cheaper than that.

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mylescloutier | April 27, 2009 10:28 PM

I would suggest making an ISO of the CD/DVD on the computer with the drive, and then copying the ISO to a USB drive.

OS X and Linux can both create and mount ISO's natively. For Windows I suggest trying Daemon Tools: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/

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cp24 | April 27, 2009 11:52 PM

You can do this by taking the computer apart and remove the CD/DVD drive out of the computer. Then, you need to purchase USB external CD/DVD enclosure.

Tiger Direct has one for $34.95 + shipping
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2414551&CatId=2784

Then, install the PC CD/DVD drive into this enclosure. Finally, you can connect the enclosure via USB to your netbook.