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An Internal CD or DVD drive is a drive that is built in with the computer. As you can imagine a External CD or DVD drive is one that is not built into the computer and is plugged into one of the on board ports.
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What are the advantages of a internal DVD drive over a external DVD rw drive?
easy to upgrade
What is an DVD drive?
An Internal CD or DVD drive is a drive that is built in with the computer. As you can imagine a External CD or DVD drive is one that is not built into the computer and is plugged into one of the on board ports.
What is an internal DVD drive?
A CD, DVD or Blu-ray drive (optical drive) that is installed in the computer.The alternative is an external drive, which is a separate box you connect to the computer using a USB cable.
What two type iterfaces might be used by an internal DVD drive?
IDE And SATA
What two types of interfaces might be used by an internal DVD drive?
PATA or SATA
Do I need to buy additional USB ports for CD and DVD drives?
Not if it's a internal CD or DVD drive. If it is a external CD or DVD drive they usually connected via USB port or Fire-wire.
What two types of interfaces might be used bay internal DVD drive?
IDE or SATA
Which drives are the most compatible with DVD-Rs?
Teac CD W552G - CD-RW drive - IDE is a good choice of internal drive.
What kind of technology does the LG 8x Internal Blu-ray Disc/Double-Layer DVD RW/CD-RW Drive use?
LG 8x Internal Blu-ray Disc/Double-Layer DVD RW/CD-RW Drive uses LightScribe technology.
What is the most popular way an internal DVD drive interfaces with a motherboard?
The most popular is a parallel ATA interface.
Is a CD-RW or DVD Drive a hardware device?
Yes. CD-RW and DVD drives can be either internal or external hardware devices.
How do you convert an internal CD drive into an external CD drive?
If you're wondering if you can rip out the drive and attach a cable, you can't. Just go BUY an extern CD/DVD drive, they're only about $50.CORRECTION! I just learned that if you have the DVD drive already out and lying around, you can buy this case-thing at Amazon.com for around 8 bucks where you put in the DVD drive then it can hook up to your computer!
