http://forum.lowyat.net/ Mon, 16 Nov 2026 01:24:31 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/329015 Hi everyone and i think it should be the right forum to ask such a question. I had a Acer laptop bought in year 2003 and it is still rocks&#33; However, the cd-rom itself doesn&#39;t work anymore. It&#39;s okay for me to copying cd-rom content through network.<br /><br />But recently, I realised that I need to reformat my computer. So i connect a USB extrenal cd-rom to it and try to boot from there and got no luck. I know there are a lot of converter out there that actually alllows you to use your laptop&#39;s cdrom on desktop computer. All i want is the other way back. Has anyone of you doing this mod before? or is there such a converter out there? that allows you to connect external 40 pins IDE cd-rom to laptop&#39;s internal 50 pins (JAE)? Help is much appreciated. Thanks<br /><br />And... another thing is Im trying to make my old laptop to become &#39;centrino&#39; <!--emo&:blush:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/blush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blush.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br />by mounting a USB WiFi receiver in my laptop. For centrino laptop, the antenna would aside on top of the screen. My idea is to put it underneath the keyboard since there is the only space that i can fit it. Any idea if that will degrade the signal strength and as well as cooling issue?<br /><br />That&#39;s all guys.. thanks for reading&#33; <!--emo&:peace:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/icon_rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='icon_rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo--> ssloh Casings and Modifications Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:19:12 +0800