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It is a CD, DVD, Blue Ray, CDR, CDi, CDRW, DVDRW, MP3, MP4, or any of a dozen other varieties of laser data readers.
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Are laptops region free?
Depending on the optical drive installed, you may have to flash the firmware on the drive to make it "region free".-- JT
Which type of removable device is depicted?
USB optical drive.
Are there options on this laptop for the type of optical drive it includes?
Yes their appears to be an optional floppy drive port for this drive.
What is a optical drive?
A Optical drive is hardware that read and drive a DVD disk or programs.
Can a SATA optical drive be used Instead of an IDE optical drive?
Yes. But your computer needs to be properly configured for a SATA optical drive. Also, a SATA drive is better than a IDE drive.
Why is the CD-ROM drive is called the optical drive?
It is called an optical drive because the mechanism for reading and writing information is optical (light) based - it uses lasers.
What type of device is a CD-ROM Drive?
A CD-ROM ( Compact Disc- Read Only Memory ) is an Optical Type of Device. The reason of it being optical lies in the fact that its read/write head is optical in nature ( It uses a red colored light).
What is an optical hard drive?
A optical drive is essentially what you put CD's DVD's and install discs into.
What is ide a type of computer hard drive?
IDE is a type of computer drive (HDD or optical) interface. It is obselete now, all new computers have SATA interface instead.
How do you put games on an alienware m11x as it has no optical drive.?
The games are downloaded directly too it using programs like Steam. it actually comes pre installed on alienwares.
Is there a jumper on the optical drive?
No
Why is the CD rom called the optical drive?
It is called an optical drive because the mechanism for reading and writing information is optical (light) based - it uses lasers.
