At 23:14 8/8/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Greetings PCworkers, > >I have an NEC Versa 2780MT Notebook. It has a 233MHZ CPU and 96MB Ram. It >runs Win98 flawlessly and I don't have any problems with it except that it >has a regular cd rom, and I need a DVD rom in it. I am not looking to watch >movies, just be able to read data DVD's. > >I contacted NEC and they said that a DVD rom was not made for this unit >because it was not fast enough, and would need a different video set up. I >am hoping one of you hardware Guru's can help me out here. NEC told me that >the connectors are different on most brands, pretty much making the >components machine specific. I believe this computer with it's present CPU >would be able to read data DVD's...(I have a 100MHZ at work that will do >that). Anyway can I get suggestions on where to start a search..and would an >external unit be an option? I'd RATHER have an internal unit, but I just am >really unsure of just what I need to look for. > >Thank for your input, > >Marlene
Marlene! I do not know to what expense and inconvenience you want to go to but here is a site that may help; http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?catalog=laptopupgrade&query=Laptop+DVD-Rom+to+fit+an+NEC+Versa+2780MT+Notebook&.autodone=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bixnet.com%2Fnsearch.html Barry ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
