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inserting 8cm disk in a slot-in drive

madhusudhan
madhusudhan Posts: 70 Forumite
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I got this new laptop whihc has a slot-in dvd drive. I am wondering the procedure for inserting my mini-dvd (8cm) into this drive.

Any help much appreciated.
Thanks

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  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Can't you just put it in the drive tray? There's usually a recess to allow for smaller discs.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • Cricri
    Cricri Posts: 579 Forumite
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    If you have a slot-in drive, just don't.
    The user manual should tell you that 8cm disks can't be used with your drive.
  • madhusudhan
    madhusudhan Posts: 70 Forumite
    Exactly Cricri! I didn't know this! Is there any way I can access 8cm discs???
  • Cricri
    Cricri Posts: 579 Forumite
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    Well, if I was in your shoes, I'd put the 8cm in my tray drive on the destop PC, copy the files to a 12cm media (maybe the data from your 8cm DVD fits on a 12cm CD?) and use that one instead.
    But by all means, do NOT put 8cm (or business card format) media in your slot in drive. I actually don't know how bad it can be as I never did try :p
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Cricri's right I was thinking of a different type of drive. I don't think there's any way around a slot in drive.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
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