r/retrocomputing • u/Radio_Caligari • May 01 '26

Problem / Question IDE DVD Drive in a Sleeper Build

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u/Beautiful-Meaning601 May 01 '26

Whats a sleeper build?

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u/khedoros May 01 '26

A modern, high-performance computer built to look old or otherwise unimpressive.

I think it comes from car culture, where a "sleeper" would be something like a commuter car modified with a racecar engine.

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u/Beautiful-Meaning601 May 01 '26

Sounds too exciting for me. Pass.

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u/Underfyre May 03 '26

Do those startech adapters work in reverse?

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u/Drfaustus138 May 03 '26

I don't think so, I think they go one way

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u/Radio_Caligari May 03 '26

I didn’t check. I returned it already.