A:AnswerMy Asus dvd r/w is installed in my desk top system. I do not have laptops and do not know if it is possible to hard wire the two. The unit uses power from the power supply and a sata cable to the mother board.
A:AnswerIt can. It may depend on the motherboard (and OS). I just purchased and installed one in a HP Pavilion Slimline S7220n (SFF PC) recently upgraded to Windows 7 in order to replace the defective OEM drive. Since the original drive and the motherboard uses PATA/IDE for the optical drive, and since this new drive is SATA interface, I had to buy a SATA-to-PATA(IDE) adapter. It all seems to work fine.
A:AnswerYou need to find out for your computer is SATA, this burner is SATA and not IDE. So if your computer is SATA, i'd say most computers wiht Windows 7,8,8.1 should be. Then yes it should work.
A:AnswerNo, it comes with only the installation software disk. The player is connected to your computer by way of the cables that are supplied with your power supply. Most power supplies have sufficient wiring cable harnesses for such devices. Good luck.
A:AnswerAccording to the Dell specs, This tower's Motherboard features SATA connections. This is a standard size burner which should fit any open 5.25" bay and be recognized upon start up. Also a great burner for the price.
