There are times when a laptop's optical drive fails. It may take some time for a warranty repair or replacement, and on a laptop, you need to urgently open the disc. Of course, you can go to your friends, make a virtual disk image, copy it to a USB flash drive, download a program for mounting virtual images and use it to open the disk. But you can do it differently. Take the floppy drive from your home computer and temporarily connect it to your laptop. The second method will be much faster and more convenient.
It is necessary
Laptop, USB or SATA floppy drive, USB-IDE / SATA adapter
Instructions
Step 1
The way you connect the drive to your laptop depends on the interface of your drive. If you have a USB drive, plug it into any USB port and turn on the laptop. Wait while the system detects new connected hardware and installs drivers. After the "Device is connected and ready to work" window appears, go to "My Computer". The icon of the connected drive will be there. Now you can use it.
Step 2
If you have a SATA drive, you will need to purchase a special USB-IDE / SATA adapter to connect it to your laptop. In addition, through this adapter, you can connect not only optical drives, but also hard drives and other equipment that support these interfaces.
Step 3
Connect the USB-IDE / SATA adapter to the USB port on your laptop. Now connect your optical drive to the USB-IDE / SATA adapter. Additional power supplies are included with these adapters. Connect the floppy drive to the power adapter and plug the adapter into a power outlet.
Step 4
Turn on your laptop. Wait for the operating system to start. The Connect and New Hardware Wizard should work, just like with the USB drive. Further, the procedure is the same.
Step 5
If the device was not automatically detected by the system, right-click on the “My Computer” icon and select “Properties”. Then select the "Device Manager" tab. A list of equipment appears. On the very top line, right-click and select "Update hardware configuration.
Step 6
If “Unidentified device” appears in the list, right-click on it and select “Update driver”. In the next window, select "Search for drivers automatically". If you have an Internet connection, you can check the box next to the "Use the Internet" line.
