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zman27bb

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Connecting Dvd Drive To The Computer
« on: December 04, 2008, 04:21:00 PM »
I have a dual-drive external hard drive enclosure that uses SATA made by Rosewill and I was wondering if it would work to connect the Hitachi DVD drive in my Xbox 360 Elite to my computer.  I have a macbook but I would be running in bootcamp for the flashing.  Would this set-up work or should I seek out someone with a desktop PC.
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Chickan

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« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2008, 06:26:00 PM »
from what I've read, you'll need a desktop.  I've yet to hear of anyone flashing that way.
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zman27bb

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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 10:34:00 AM »
From what I can gather, the only need for the desktop results from the lack of SATA ports on laptops.  Does anyone know if it is possible to use a generic SATA-->USB adapter to connect the drive to my computer?
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finalman

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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2020, 07:59:00 PM »
QUOTE(zman27bb @ Dec 5 2008, 06:34 PM) *

From what I can gather, the only need for the desktop results from the lack of SATA ports on laptops.  Does anyone know if it is possible to use a generic SATA-->USB adapter to connect the drive to my computer?


I Use a SATA to USB adapter I bought off of ebay for game backups on my MS28 and it works great for backing up to a laptop.
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