Jump to content

No optical drive

elert
By elert
in Operating Systems
 Share
Posted

Hey Guys 

 

Im building my first pc and have apparently selected a pc case with slot for an optical drive, gg  -.- Because I bought my windows 10 as a cd, and also ofcourse have the software for the pc components.

 

I do have an old optical drive, from my old pc I could take out. Can I then just plug that into the MOBO, and have it laying on the ground next to the computer whilest I install what I need to install? And then afterwards remove it again? Thanks alot :) Sorry for noobness :D 

 

Thanks :b 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Yes you can. I do the same.  :)

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I think its just a normal SATA. Great, thanks alot guys! 

 

Alittle stupid though :D 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Yes you can do that, alternatively you can do what i do as my pc nor my laptop have a optical drive cause personally i find them obsolete but necessary sometimes. Go buy a usb 3.0 external dvd drive. I use mine for burning copied movies to give to friends.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You could just download the iso onto a usb and install from that, then enter the product key that came with the cd?

Main PC : CPU: I7 6700k @ 4.7GHz MOBO: Asus Maximus Hero VII RAM: 32GB Crucial 2133MHz GPU: GTX 980ti 2-Way SLI Drives: 2 850 Evo 250GB, 1 TB WD Blue CASE: 750D PSU: RM1000W

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Yes you can do that, alternatively you can do what i do as my pc nor my laptop have a optical drive cause personally i find them obsolete but necessary sometimes. Go buy a usb 3.0 external dvd drive. I use mine for burning copied movies to give to friends.

good idea thanks :D 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Operating Systems

×