July 29th, 2007, 12:36 AM
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My case has 5.25 bays for cd/dvd drives ect. I want to get a new dvd burner for it. but i need to know what formfacter to look for a case with a 5.25 bay.
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July 29th, 2007, 12:46 AM
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First off, Hi and Welcome to TechIMO.
I don't really understand what your asking.. You want a new burner, and want to know what form factor they come in??
Please be more clear...
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July 29th, 2007, 12:56 AM
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. i have 5.25 bays in my case, what formfacter size of dvd drive do i need to get to match a 5.25 bay? i want to get a drive that won't be too big for my case i have three 5.25 bays and two 3.5 bays. im shopping at newegg for a new dvd drive, i want to make sure its not too big or too small for my 5.25 bays on my case. http://www.envisioncs.net/store/item...eid=3&ID=11006 thats a link to the case i have.
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July 29th, 2007, 01:01 AM
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Well lets see, there's ATX form factor, which there are several versions of that, Extended ATX (EATX), ATX, Micro ATX... as well as the usual Proprietary type designs used by Dell, Compaq, HP etc, called FlexATX. Then there Is BTX, & several versions of that.
then We get into dinky little form factors, Mini ITX & Nano ITX & Pico ITX... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...r_form_factors
I'm going to take a wild guess here... but I'm thinking maybe your wondering what size case you should get for the DVD drive? is this an extra DVD Drive, how many 5.25" bays do you have in your current case, are they all used?
I mean are you asking to figure out what kind of case to buy to make sure you have another 5.25" bay or what?
Think you need to be a little more specific in what it is your looking for?
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Nevermind you posted before I got done typing...
what you need for a 5.25" bay DVD Drive, is simply a Regular DVD drive, make sure its an Internal Drive & not External, don't get a Slim Drive as their usually for very small form factor cases or laptops... other than that, not much else to say... other than do you know if your PC has SATA connectors or does it use only IDE?
otherwise here's a list of "compatible" drives for what your looking for... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...005+1036506653
that one Slim Drive in the list won't "fit" but can be modded to fit into the case.
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July 29th, 2007, 01:04 AM
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you have it backwards, i need to find a dvd burner to fit my 5.25 bays on the current case i own. That is why i need to know the formfactor for a 5.25 bay so i can pick the right size dvd burner.
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July 29th, 2007, 01:10 AM
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Nearly any internal DVD burner such as these from Newegg will fit in your case.
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July 29th, 2007, 01:14 AM
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Ok so i need a form factor of 5? That is what i am seeing on all the drives that you both listed. That is what i needed to know. Thank you | |
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July 29th, 2007, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by mindfray  Ok so i need a form factor of 5? That is what i am seeing on all the drives that you both listed. That is what i needed to know. Thank you | huh? Form factor of 5? what are you talking about?
just order any of the Internal DVD's we listed, ANY of those will work... as long as they are the 5.25" Internal drives they'll fit into a 5.25" bay... pretty simple. | |
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July 29th, 2007, 01:32 AM
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| http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827106050 ok now on that page click the button next to customer reviews, the button is named specifications it goes like this Brand LITE-ON Type DVD Burner Model LH-20A1P-186 Performance DVD-ROM Access Time 160ms CD-ROM Access Time 160ms WRITE Speed DVD+R 20X DVD+RW 8X DVD-R 20X DVD-RW 6X CD-R 48X CD-RW 32X DVD+R DL 8X DVD-R DL 8X DVD-RAM 12X READ Speed DVD-ROM 16X CD-ROM 40X Physical Spec " Form Factor 5 Windows Vista Works with Panel Color Black
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July 29th, 2007, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC huh? Form factor of 5? what are you talking about? | thats the way newegg refers to 5.25 drives is Physical Spec
Form Factor 5"
add to the confusion for newbies I guess?
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