I am planning on popping out my CD drive, a LiteOn 48x, and replacing it with a TDK VeloCD. It is my understanding that both drives are windows devices, and therefore there are no drivers I need to ...

well, i was trying to update all of my system stuff and i came across my cd-rw drive. i checked sisoftsandra 2003 for info on it and it stated that my drive was a 16102C. well, lo and behold, i check ...

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 ...

I am kind of behind on all this ripping and burning and such. I am trying to rip from my CD drive on my eMachine with Windows XP. When I try to rip a CD, I get this little box on the screen that has ...

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 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 ...

It’s impossible to beat CD-R media in terms of cost or compatibility for backing up important files; freeing up hard drive space; and burning all your favorite tunes to a perfect mixed CD for a friend ...

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.