Is i possible to convert an IDE CD-ROM Drive to an external USB drive lacking an adapter card?

Is i possible to convert an IDE CD-ROM Drive to an external USB drive short an adapter card? I dont want to purchase an external enclosure because it will one and only be used for an old $5 CD-ROM drive.

Is i possible to convert an IDE CD-ROM Drive to an external USB drive lacking an adapter card?

Well ... not just will you need to convert the IDE to USB, but you will also have need of to give it power via its 12V power connector.



Possible = sure.

Practical = no passageway.



regards,

Philip T