I imagine it must actually be eSATA if it is an external drive.. something like http://www.addonics.com/products/io/aau2esa.asp will work, but if you can return the drive and get a plain old USB drive you'll be better off.. there really isn't any advantage to eSATA for a dvd drive.. ...tom At 08:18 PM 11/13/2008, Izzy Gesell wrote: >Help please! I bought an external cd/dvd drive. It uses a SATA II cable >and I cant figure out how to connect it to my laptop...do I need some kind >of adapter? > >That will teach me to be a relatively early adopter!!! > >Thanks