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Dell C400 I just recently got a Dell C400 ( came off a company lease program ) It does not have an internal CD drive so I got an external one....My problem is that I dont know how to connect one to the other. I cant seem to find the right cord ( ? )

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  • SHarvey8870 May 19, 2008

    This looks like the cord that I have ( which does not fit) I may have the kind of computer incorrectly...could it be a D400?? I am assuming the cable would be different?

  • SHarvey8870 May 20, 2008

    I looked at it again last night...and it is a C400... and I have the external bay ( ?) with the CD drive in it...and the cord looks exactly like the one you showed me...yet they dont seem to fit ...I will have my daughter take a pic with her phone and see if I can email it to you...thanks for all your help.



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