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Where can I find more information on optical drives?
You can find more information on optical drives on internet review sites or blog post made by users. More information can also be found at local stores.
Why are CD-ROM and DVD drives called optical drives?
It is called an optical drive because the mechanism for reading and writing information is optical (light) based - it uses lasers.
What is the meaning of Optical Disk Drives?
use a laser to read and write data. Optical disks have very large storage capacity but they are not fast as hard disks. There are three basic types of optical disks: CD-ROM, WORM and erasable. DVD-ROM is higher- capacity disc
What data cable attatches to the optical drive?
A Molex Connector connects to optical drives and hard drives.
What is Storage media used by optical disc drives?
CD and DVD disks are used by optical disc drives.
What is the purpose of the optical drive?
An optical drive is for reading and possibly writing to optical media such as a CD or DVD. It is pretty much used like any other drive in a computer. Older optical drives could only read data and could not burn disks.
When were optical drives invented?
According to http://www.answers.com/optical+drives, David Paul Gregg developed an analog optical disc for recording video and patented it in 1961 and 1969.
What purpose do optical drives serve?
An optical drive, or more accurately an optical disk drive (ODD) is medium for storing digital data. Examples are CD, DVD and blu-ray. The characteristic of an optical drive system is that beams of light (typically laser) are used to read the medium.
What are optical storage devices are most commonly known as?
An optical storage device is an electro-mechanical unit that can save and retrieve (write and read) information on a special disc medium using a laser light. Optical drives are designed to work with several types of media: CDs ("compact disc"), DVDs (digital versatile disc" or "digital video disc") and Blu-ray discs.
What are optical storage devices are most known as?
An optical storage device is an electro-mechanical unit that can save and retrieve (write and read) information on a special disc medium using a laser light. Optical drives are designed to work with several types of media: CDs ("compact disc"), DVDs (digital versatile disc" or "digital video disc") and Blu-ray discs.
What are floppy diskette drives?
Floppy diskette drives read and write information to a single rotating disk that can be removed from the drive.
Do optical drives have hazardous materials in them?
Optical drives are drives such as CD readers and writers. Although the CDs are made using some materials that are hazardous, the finished product is not hazardous. The drives themselves incorporate lasers, which are used to read the CD, or write to it. These are fully enclosed and do not present a hazard to the user. However, if one were to disassemble such a drive and then power the laser it is possible that the laser beam could be hazardous under limited circumstances. But the the drive would not work to read or write CDs, and would effectively have been destroyed.
