Can any one tell me if a hp lightscribe dvd supermulti drive/cd writer is compatable with a hp pavilion a720n it has a micro atx form factor mother board the system ...
no model HP drive stated, no link to it, fail.
NO OS stated, so all Answers are IMPOSSIBLE.
A720n tells me only what hardware can be there.
nothing else.
the huge 40pin rear connector on the rear.
that iS PATA drives.
so buy a PATA drive.
new pata drives are rare now, and $100 new.
used are $5 a pop and a PIG IN A POKE SACK. (lotto)
now answer#2 , new hat.
ive done this vast times,
go to newegg, buy a PCI addin card, called SATA
it then ask my OS who are you in system link in Control panel
it tells me , omg your running XP, only 1% run XP in the usa.
if you tell the OS you run i can give you a good answer. what to buy and all choices.
i the find a SATA (PCI card) supports my OS,
VISTA newer, Vista btw dropped MS/HP support last month.
I then plug in the new PCI card
and the NEW DVD SATA drive to my new card.
I also had to by a PATA power cable to SATA power cable adapter too..
I load the "comes with" driver, and bam, I now have SATA up and running, did this vast times, back in the day...,
this is what makes Desk tops shine,, addin cards of vast types.
Sata began live in 2003, and many PC the next year had the chips. 2004 more and 2005 lots more.
Evolution is real.
you have 3 choicesfind a not dead PATA used drive, good luck there.buy the PCI-SATA card and any SATA drive on earth.buy used PC 10 years or newer, and put this PC in the landfill. Goodwill (tm) has vast newer PC for near $0
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