Convert HP 8220 to IDE?

A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build it
into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

B. A Win98SE driver?

A good idea would be to throw it away, it's too old and too slow. With new
ones selling for as low as $30 without a rebate and sometimes as low as $10
with one why waste your time. I think an 8200 is only a 4X writer. Most new
ones are 52x.
"George" wrote in message
...
A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build it
into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

B. A Win98SE driver?

In my opinion HP is better at making deskjet/inkjet printers then CDR-W
drives. Any 56x drive is better, as has been said.



On 08/22/2004 1:17 AM OldFartJAC found Nemo in a Sushi Bar and exclaimed:

A good idea would be to throw it away, it's too old and too slow. With new
ones selling for as low as $30 without a rebate and sometimes as low as $10
with one why waste your time. I think an 8200 is only a 4X writer. Most new
ones are 52x.
"George" wrote in message
.. .


A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build it
into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

B. A Win98SE driver?

"George" wrote in message
...
A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build it
into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

There part of the case. you just put the 4 screws though the mont into the
drive

B. A Win98SE driver?

They are most likely on the Hp web site If needed but The IDE is built in to
windows.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:17:28 -0700, "OldFartJAC"
wrote:

A good idea would be to throw it away, it's too old and too slow. With new
ones selling for as low as $30 without a rebate and sometimes as low as $10
with one why waste your time. I think an 8200 is only a 4X writer. Most new
ones are 52x.
OK. Thanks. I haven't been keeping up with this.
Can someone suggest a good place for me to get one, on the Internet or
elsewhere.
Also, will I need a driver for Win 98SE?
If so, will the drive come with one?
If not, where might I get one.
As far as I can tell, Microsoft's Web site does not have
device drivers (any more).

"George" wrote in message
.. .
A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build it
into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

B. A Win98SE driver?

I see that the 8220e is a 4X4X6 drive, which does indeed make it slow by
current standards. (It was probably USB 1 as well.)

IDE/ATAPI drives have almost always used Microsoft drivers since Win95.
(They're included with the operating system; you won't need to download
them.) You may need a newer version of your CD burning software that
recognizes the drive, but any retail package should include software.

Reputable online dealers a

www.newegg.com
www.zipzoomfly.com
www.monarchcomputer.com

I'm fond of Lite-On drives at the low cost end, but others may disagree.

I've gotten a fair amount of stuff at computer shows (cheap, but somewhat
risky in terms of support). The chain stores (Circuit City, Office Max,
Staples) sometimes offer low prices, although you may have to send in a
rebate to get one.

You may be shocked at how cheap CD-RW drives have become. If you can spare a
little more money, you might consider a DVD burner. The current models of
those give up little speed in CD burning (my Plextor 708a burns CDs at 40X),
and also offer the higher speed and capacity of DVD+/-R disks. (For example:
the 8X DVD write rate is 11 MB/s, which is equivalent to about a 73X CD
burning rate.)

Have fun.

Bob Knowlden

Address may be altered. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

"George" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:17:28 -0700, "OldFartJAC"
wrote:

A good idea would be to throw it away, it's too old and too slow. With new
ones selling for as low as $30 without a rebate and sometimes as low as
$10
with one why waste your time. I think an 8200 is only a 4X writer. Most
new
ones are 52x.
OK. Thanks. I haven't been keeping up with this.
Can someone suggest a good place for me to get one, on the Internet or
elsewhere.
Also, will I need a driver for Win 98SE?
If so, will the drive come with one?
If not, where might I get one.
As far as I can tell, Microsoft's Web site does not have
device drivers (any more).

"George" wrote in message
. ..
A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build it
into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

B. A Win98SE driver?

It's probably only 4X because of the USB connection. I'd be interested to
hear how fast it is connected as IDE.

Brian



"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:F%VVc.1883$L94.1103@fed1read07...
A good idea would be to throw it away, it's too old and too slow. With new
ones selling for as low as $30 without a rebate and sometimes as low as $10
with one why waste your time. I think an 8200 is only a 4X writer. Most new
ones are 52x.
"George" wrote in message
...
A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build it
into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

B. A Win98SE driver?

Connecting it to IDE wouldn't make it any quicker. The speed is fixed in the
drive's hardware. It is unlikely to make it more reliable either. There may
be media compatibility issues with such old hardware, and you may have
problems getting software to see it (putting Nero's wnaspi32.dll file in the
software application folder often works miracles) but it is always going to
be a 4X writer.

As for your other comment about HP - HP doesn't make writers, it just badge
engineers third party hardware from a number of manufacturers.

--

Graham Mayor




Brian K wrote:
It's probably only 4X because of the USB connection. I'd be
interested to hear how fast it is connected as IDE.

Brian



"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:F%VVc.1883$L94.1103@fed1read07...
A good idea would be to throw it away, it's too old and too slow.
With new ones selling for as low as $30 without a rebate and
sometimes as low as $10 with one why waste your time. I think an
8200 is only a 4X writer. Most new ones are 52x.
"George" wrote in message
...
A friend of mine gave me an HP 8220e/8230e USB CD Writer.
It was USB. It didn't work well on my system, and I'd like to build
it into my system anyway.
My friend correctly told me that inside the case is an IDE
CD Writer.
So, now I have an IDE CD Writer. It's an HP C4489-56400
and it also says on it "Product Exchange HP C4489-60001/69001"

As far as I can tell it's physically a standard size CD drive.

Where can I get:

A. The brackets etc. I need to physically mount it in my computer?

B. A Win98SE driver?