A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

Storage peripheral maker Iomega has added a FireWire flavor to its Predator CD-RW drive. The drive is now shipping to Iomega’s distributors and should be available shortly from leading resellers. The ...

ANSWER: Most new computers come standard with a CD-ROM or DVD, but this reader has an older, Windows95-equipped system. Installing an internal CD-ROM isn’t a job for the faint of heart. This job would ...

Looks like you're going to have to replace the ODD in order to get it to boot. I did some searching around, and was unable to find a way to boot this model from a USB device. It appears to be a BIOS ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

it'll wear out just as fast as a cdrom drive will. there are different lasers for reading and writing (I'm 75% sure on this one) <BR><BR>oh, and pc world has not been a good source for about the last ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...

Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what that ...

In the era of digital streaming, the market is full of wireless speakers that will play content from your smartphone or pull it down from the Internet directly over WiFi. But if you’re feeling a bit ...