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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.
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What is a disk drive only playing CD's?
A cd-rom drive
Could you use your CD rom as a DVD rom?
A CD ROM drive cannot read a DVD. So it is not possible to use a CD ROM as a DVD ROM. A DVD ROM drive can work with a CD though.
What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-ROM drive?
The same as the difference between a phonograph record and a phonograph. The CD-ROM is where the data is stored. the purpose of the CD-ROM drive is to read it.
On a system with one hard drive and one cd-rom what is the typical placement of the cd-rom drive?
Master drive on the primary IDE channel
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.
How do you play dvds in a CD-rom drive?
You cannot play a DVD in a CD-ROM drive, you need a DVD compatible drive in order to play a DVD.
WHAT is faster CD rom or a CD-rom drive?
boeth. it depends on your computer.
When installing a hard drive and a CD-ROM drive on the same IDE channel which do you configure as the master and which as the slave?
Configure the hard drive as the master and the CD-ROM as the slave.
If there is no CD rom how to boot from hard drive?
A CD-ROM drive is not needed to boot the computer. Just put the hard drive first in the boot order in the BIOS.
CD ROM latest available in the market?
latest cd rom drive in market
What is a d drive?
usually a CD ROM.
Why wont an older CD-rom drive read a CD-r or CD-rw disk?
It is possible that the drive may not be fast enough, incompatible with, or the operating system incompatible with (or not having proper drivers for) the CD-ROM Disk Drive.
