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Modify a USB HDD enclosure to work with a DVD drive (IDE)
Posted on January 31st, 2010 9 comments
USB IDE CD/DVD Drive Conversion
My current Dell Inspiron 530 came with a single DVD drive and no IDE ports. On a limited budget and needing to burn media on-the-fly, I wanted to figure out a way to use my older IDE Ben-q DVDRW drive. Using an old USB hdd drive enclosure, I’ll show you how.
Difficulty : EASY - SAFETY WARNING, Shock Hazard
Time: 10 – 20minutes -
Homebrew USB Charger
Posted on August 19th, 2009 4 comments
Homebrew USB Charger
There are plenty of examples on the net on how to build your own usb charger, but since we didn’t have any on our site I figured I’d share it with you. I found an old wall wort in my junk drawer that I couldn’t remember what it went to, so I figured it would be great to put it to a good use as a USB device charger. Because I didn’t have a clue what the maximum current draw requirements were for a USB device, I found the requirements on USB.org’s website.
Difficulty : MEDIUM - SAFETY WARNING, Shock Hazard
Time: 1 hour
