[mdlug] USB burners

[Rich Elswick]

nice!  Can you install Linux on your external hard drive through the PS3
'alternate OS' install menu option?  I would love to try something like that
out without the 'potential' of losing my PS3 saved games.  BTW, Ray, my
username on PS3 is ThePainBank

Rich

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Ingles, Raymond <
Raymond.Ingles at compuware.com> wrote:

> > From: gib at juno.com
>
> > Yup, my first burner was a HP Series 8200 CD burner.  Worked
> > like a champ.  You just need good hardware, software and media.
>
>  There's another possibility. I just picked up a little gadget off eBay,
> though you can get them in stores. It's a USB cable with a block on one
> end. That block has plugs for IDE, notebook IDE, and SATA. It came with
> a little power supply that can power a hard drive. It works, and turns
> any IDE/SATA device into a USB one. No enclosure, but I've plugged 'naked'
> drives into my laptop and my PS3, and they work. For only $15, it was
> worth it, given the number of drives sitting around my house.
>
>  It's not aesthetically pleasing, but you can hook up whatever drive
> you want at that point...
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>  Ray Ingles                             (313) 227-2317
>
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