Portable design, using USB 2.0 connection to ensure the best performance. Plug & Play with emergency manual eject.It can work with virtually all laptop CD DVD drives. This external enclosure is using USB 2.0 and is backward compatible with USB 1.1. Most Pentium II, Pentium III and early Pentium IV laptops and computers have USB 1.1. It can be powered by USB 2.0. Some USB 1.1 ports.Supported Drivers: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, it is a good idea to use your laptop slim drive for a Portable rom. System Requirements : Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP/vista.