Ok I didn't say this right, I have a slim cd rom drive that I pulled from old computer. I know that they make drives that use just the usb cord to power and send the data to the computer. So far I figured out,and don't laugh, that the red and black cord in the usb cord and the red and black ones in the back of the cd rom drive go together to give the drive power. Now follow me I need to know with the , i think it is , 40 pin data cable, how do I hook it up so I don't need one of those boxes and can use just the usb cord. I want to go from internal to external without a box thingy and hook it up. I need pictures or information or step by step guide. Here is what I have.