Can I get an external CD drive for my laptop?
To make a USB laptop DVD or CD drive, you will need: A slimline form factor optical drive—typically from a laptop, some desktops use slimline drives. External drive enclosure—this also features the necessary adaptor and power supply. You should be able to find a suitable external optical drive housing on Amazon.
Can I install Windows 7 from external DVD drive?
It should be no problem at all. Most modern motherboards have support for USB based CD drives and USB thumbdrives to boot from. Most of the time, you can plug it in, turn on the computer, get into the bios, and you can select the USB external CD/DVD drive as the boot.
Do they make external CD drives?
ASUS’ Lite Slim DVD Burner is an ultra-portable external DVD drive that’s the perfect choice for most people. The drive can read DVDs at speeds of up to 8X, and burn encrypted discs at the same rate.
Why don’t they make laptops with CD drives anymore?
Size is of course the most obvious reason that they’ve essentially disappeared. A CD/DVD drive takes up a lot of physical space. The disc alone requires at least 12cm x 12cm or 4.7″ x 4.7″ of physical space. As laptops are made to be portable devices, space is extremely valuable real estate.
Can you use an external CD drive to install Windows?
Yeah, you can do that. Just tell the system to boot via USB device or whatever the BIOS calls it.
How do I transfer CD to my computer?
Copy Contents of CD to Folder on Desktop
- Put the CD into your drive and cancel installation if it starts.
- Go to START > (My) Computer.
- Right-click the CD/DVD ROM drive and choose Open or Explore.
- Press CTRL+A on your keyboard to select all the files.
- Press CTRL+C on your keyboard to copy the files and folders.
How can I install Windows 7 on my laptop without CD drive?
You can install windows 7 using a USB flash drive. This can be done by making the usb flash drive bootable using universal usb installer software. For this you need to have windows 7 iso file. Make sure to backup the files in your usb flash drive before you make it bootable.