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 ...

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 ...

Taiwan-based optical storage solutions service provider, Lite-On, has launched the ‘eUAU108’ external CD-DVD drive in India. Touted as the world’s slimmest portable optical drive, the Lite-On eUAU108 ...

We love that modern laptops have become so slim and light, but we aren’t happy about the disappearance of ports and features. It’s been forever since I’ve seen a laptop with an optical disc drive! If ...

ok, I got a Sony VAIO SR laptop(the kind without a floppy or CD drive built in) <P>I'm a pretty big fan of roller coaster tycoon, star craft and UT. Unfortunately all of them ask for the install CD ...

I have been given an external CD-ROM drive.<P>The back of the cd-rom has two ports. One is the standard audio Left and audio Right plugs.<P>The interface plug/port for this CD-ROM looks *exactly* like ...

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 ...

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.

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...