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A drive that is capable of writing to DVDs will almost always be capable of writing to CDs as well. A drive that can read DVDs is not necessarily capable of writing to a CD.
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What is the purpose of a DVD drive?
The purpose of a DVD drive is to read and write CD's and DVD's. If the drive also has rewriting capability, it can also burn CD's and DVD's.
Do you have a CD burner if you have a CD drive and DVD drive?
Not necessarily. You can have a CD/DVD reading drive that does not write.
How do you fix the the DVD CD rw combo drive when it read DVD and CD write CD but not DVD?
Your drive is probably a CD-R(W)/DVD-ROM drive. These are not capable of writing DVDs, but only reading them.
Can DVD be played in a CD-rom drive?
No. A cd-rom drive cannot play DVD's. A DVD drive can play CDs and DVD's. A cd-rom drive isn't made for DVD's. It's made only for CD's, and it can't write any. It can only read.
Can you make a CD on a CD drive and not on a DVD drive?
DVD-Burners are backward compatible. They can also be used to burn CD's. There have also been made a lot of varieties of DVD players that can burn CD's but not DVD's.
What is the difference between a CD and DVD drive?
A CD drive is an optical drive (a piece of hardware that reads Compact Discs). A DVD drive is an optical drive (a piece of hardware that reads DVD Discs). There are lots of optical drives that can read both DVDs and CDs, some can even 'burn' information onto blank discs. ___________________ From: TheAllKnowingEye
What does a DVD CDRW drive do?
it can be used to write rewritable cd's
Will a regular CD burner work with DVD plus r?
No. A drive that possesses only CD writing capabilities will not be able to write to a DVD-R or DVD+R. A drive that does not have DVD reading capabilities will also not be able to read data that has been written to them.
Can you read and write a CD on a DVD external drive?
First Answer:Sadly, you can't.Second Answer:Actually, most disc drives are backwards compatible to the last disc. So, DVD drives can read/write to CD and Blu-ray drives can read/write DVD and CDRs.It does not work the other way around. You can't read/write to a DVD if the drive is marked as a CD drive.
What does a DVD RW drive do?
A DVD RW drive will read any sort of CD or DVD (except blue-ray but some might) and it will also burn to a writable or rewritable CD or DVD.
Has the Toshiba satellite got a CD port?
The Toshiba Satellite Pro I'm using to write this answer - has a built-in DVD multi-drive (CD/DVD rewriter)
What is the difference betweena CD drive and a DVD drive?
a CD drive plays music and a DVD drive plays movies.
