M820 PC connetion

[Tareq]

i want to connect my M820 cd-writer to my PC
i think i need a special cable for that
can u advice me please what kind of cable is that and where i can get it if it really exist

thanks and regards

Tareq

[Roger Faucher]

This product is designed to connect to a laptop using a PCMCIA card and a special data cable. See http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg40962.html

Based on the information at http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg40965.html ,
it seems like you ought to be able to connect the drive to a desktop PC SCSI Host Adapter but I don't know definitively if you can or cannot. (You didn't indicate whether your computer has PCMCIA slots or not.)

Sorry, after I wrote the above, I found this:

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg40961.html
which clearly states that you can attach to PCMCIA OR SCSI!
and gives a description of the SCSI cable required. Also, see http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg40970.html

If you need the PCMCIA cable, your best bet is to go to the following link, click on continue and call the phone number listed there so HP can tell you the part number and how to order one.

Good luck!

[Roger Faucher]

Sorry, the final link I meant to insert was http://hpat948.external.hp.com/sdcnav/jsp/sdphones.jsp?sniContext=hpcdproduc19679

[Stace Prieston]

It really only requires an IDE cable.

[Peter Toldi_3]

You only need a SCSI 2 D50 on the CD side and whatever you have as the SCSI conector on the PC