external dvd rom needed

[mercmanuk]

has anyone got a spare external cd/dvd rom going cheap.
cheers all

 

[balge]

Hi
not a got spare one myself, but you can get a new one for £20 (£25 at PCWorld...)
cheers

 

[mercmanuk]

was going to buy a new one but i will never use again after i manage to load win 7 on my netbook

 

[npuk]

Have you got a spare ide or sata one? Or even a pc with one in? If so you can just buy a usb converter like the below to temporarily connect it to your netbook.

USB 2.0 TO SATA / IDE CABLE FOR HDD W/ POWER ADAPTER UK | eBay

 

[markmifsud]

or boot from usb flash memory to install

 

[balge]

Booting from USB -

Installing Windows 7 on a netbook

needs a 4Gb minimum USB stick

cheers