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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 6:06 pm
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Originally Posted by ScottC
General rule of thumb is that 3.5" and 5.25" devices can NOT be bus powered. That Lite-On will most certainly need a powered enclosure.

Many 2.5" HDD's can be bus powered, but some may need 2 USB ports to get enough power.

Ebay is the cheapest source for a USB powered DVD burner. Similar units on Newegg run about $65:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151178
Great advice! ^

Looks like the mini9 has 2 USB ports on the left side, so a device like this would work.
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