One can purchase an external DVD ROM drive from electronic stores such as Best Buy and through online sites such as Amazon, Walmart and Overstock, to name a few.
A DVD drive is an input device. A DVD or DVD-ROM disc can be read by the DVD drive. A DVD or DVD-ROM is a disc capable of storing large amounts of data on one disc the size of a standard Compact Disc.
A DVD-ROM drive has one lens for DVD disk's reading only. Burning lenses are different. But if the drive is a Combo drive then the problem must be with lens so you must clean the lens with DVD LENS CLEANER. If the problem still persists then contact an expert.
If you know that you computer has a CD-ROM drive navigate to My Computer and look for an image (icon) of a CD or the name CD-ROM drive. That is likely to be the CD-ROM drive, although it may have additonal capabilities such as DVD ROM, DVD-RW etc. In a computer using Windows the CD-Rom drive is usually given the drive letter 'D'. If the images/icons names are no help right click the icons one by one and check the resulting menu. You're looking for the icon with the menu optiomn eject. That will be the CD-ROM drive. If you are looking to buy one make sure you specifically ask for a CD-ROM drive, usless you need additonal capabilities as above, and specify whether you need it internal or external to the computer.
One can purchase an external DVD RW drive at an electronics store such as Best Buy. One can also find them at some computer stores, such as the Apple store.
DVD drive reads DVD ROM's most game for the computer are now made on DVD roms so one is required to play these games
There are many different stores one can purchase a HD DVD drive. Places like Target and Walmart carry them. Other stores like Best Buy and Radio Shack do too.
There are several retailers, such as WalMart and BestBuy, sell USB DVD drives. There are also several online websites where one can purchase an USB DVD drive.
First you must have an DVD Burning Rom for your Pc. Then you need a special program, many of them are free to download. For professional burning you can purchase programs like Nero.
One may purchase a DVD recorder with a built in hard drive from Future Shop, Best Buy or The Source. They have basic models as well as those with advanced features from all the high profile brands.
Master drive on the primary IDE channel
The first one is the CD-ROM, the second one is the DVD-ROM, then the DVD-RAM, then the WORM-SAVE, then the Blueray and at least the eresable storages.