convert external firewire cd-rw drive into internal for pc?

[larry98765]

Hi all,

I have an external firewire Que! cd-rw drive that I'd like to take out of its case and install in my home-brew pc. The case is semi-transparent, and I can see that the drive itself is connected to a firewire adapter within the case, so I suspect I could open the case, unplug the drive from the adapter, then pop it into an available drive bay on my pc.

Is this nutty? Can I do that?

 

[cq107]

sounds reasonable.. I belive that the drive itself is a EIDE drive... Just plug it in and make sure you power is correct though....

 

[larry98765]

Thanks cq107. I'll give it a try!

 

[larry98765]

cq107 --

FYI: worked like a charm. Thanks for your help!