H-L Data Storage GCC-4243N CD-RW DVD Combo Slim IDE Laptop Optical Drive 2004

H-L Data Storage GCC-4243N CD-RW DVD Combo Slim IDE Laptop Optical Drive 2004

The GCC-4243N is a slimline 9.5mm IDE/ATAPI CD-RW and DVD combo optical drive made by H-L Data Storage (Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc.), manufactured in December 2004. It reads DVD discs and reads and writes CD-R/CD-RW media, making it a dual-function combo drive suited to laptop optical drive bays that accept a standard slim IDE unit.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: H-L Data Storage (Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc.)
• Model: GCC-4243N
• Variant/Config Code: KGYB16
• ROM Version: 1.01AA
• Drive Type: CD-RW / DVD Combo (reads DVD; reads and writes CD-R/CD-RW)
• Form Factor: Slimline, 9.5mm height
• Interface: IDE / ATAPI (standard slim laptop IDE connector)
• Manufacture Date: December 2004
• Country of Manufacture: China
• Includes: Drive only — no cables or mounting hardware

Applications

Slimline IDE/ATAPI combo optical drives like the GCC-4243N were the standard optical drive format for laptops and notebooks produced roughly from the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, before SATA optical drives became common. They fit into any laptop that takes a standard 9.5mm slim optical drive module with an IDE interface — common in Dell, Toshiba, HP/Compaq, Sony, IBM ThinkPad, and many other brands from that era. These drives are still actively sought as direct replacements for aging laptops being kept in service, for retro computing and vintage laptop restoration, and for any use case requiring IDE optical drive functionality. The combo format (CD-RW + DVD read) was the most practical configuration for everyday use before DVD writers became affordable, allowing users to rip and burn CDs and watch DVD movies from a single drive.