{"id":273956,"date":"2010-02-03T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5463809"},"modified":"2010-02-03T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T04:00:00","slug":"turn-an-old-usb-hdd-enclosure-into-an-external-dvd-drive-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/273956","title":{"rendered":"Turn an Old USB HDD Enclosure Into an External DVD Drive [DIY]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_500x_2010-02-03_133421.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/>So you have an old USB <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #hddenclosure\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/hddenclosure\/\">HDD enclosure<\/a> and a plain ol&#8217; <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #dvddrive\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/dvddrive\/\">DVD drive<\/a>, but what you really need is a shiny <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #externaldvddrive\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/externaldvddrive\/\">external DVD Drive<\/a>. Today you&#8217;re in luck, because our friends at Lifehacker have <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5463413\/gut-an-old-usb-hdd-enclosure-to-make-an-external-dvd-drive\">instructions<\/a> for a DIY frankendrive.<\/p>\n<p>This is a neat way to use parts that you&#8217;ve got sitting around, but if you don&#8217;t already have them all I&#8217;d recommend just plain buying an external drive. Unless you&#8217;re <i>really<\/i> into DIY projects, that is. 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Today you&#8217;re in luck, because our friends at Lifehacker have instructions for a DIY frankendrive. 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