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1.Check if CD-ROM opens
2.Open desktop and check cables - power and IDE interface
3.Check desktop with another CD-ROM
For laptop - replace your CD-ROM for compatible one and retry.
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I inserted a CD in my computer but the information is not showing up in my computerwhat should i do?
When a CD has been inserted and is not showing up in "My Computer", there is a possibility that the CD is faulty (has scratches or was poorly written). The CD Rom drive may also have read errors.
What does CD-R and CD-ROM stand for?
A cd ROM is a compact disc read-only memory and is a CD that can be read by a computer with an optical drive. ROM means the data on the cd is read-only or cannot altered or erased. They have a larger capacity, and can hold up to 700 MB. And can store many types of data. A cd r is used for writing music or data files to once CD-Rs work on machines that are marked as digital audio recordable machines, in computer drives marked as compact disc recordable, and in CD and DVD players that are compatible with CD-Rs.
What are the functions of a CD ROM drive?
They are disc drives which read Compact Discs (CDs). They are versatile and transportable and can be used to perform various tasks such as reading data from the computer and listening to audio.
What kiind of diskette is used to start up the computer?
You can start a computer with either a CD-ROM disk or a floppy disk. This is commonly used in troubleshooting when a system will not start up or what's called "boot-up." In those situations the computer is changed in BIOS to boot up from either the CD-ROM or floppy disk and the files necessary to start the computer are on those files..hope this helps.
Will a CD rom play music in an ordinary CD player?
Pick up any CD, and what you are actually holding is a CD-ROM. Over time, folks have dropped the "ROM" to make it easier to say.
Your gateway says CD-rom boot priority no medium what should you do?
what it means is on startup of your computer the first thing your computer looks at is the CD ROM if there is no CD in the ROM drive it will then go to either floppy disc if you have one ,or read off your hard drive and windows should start up. all this info is put into your bios on the first time setup. Okay, I understand that but it will not boot … it stay at "CD-Rom Boot Priority .. No Medium Reboot and select proper boot drive" what do I select? 1…2…3…
How do you set up speakers so that they work and fix a CD-Rom drive after restoring your computer's operating system?
If you have the driver discs for both this will usually fix the problem, you will need the soundcard drivers and the CD-Rom you may need to update the driver, right click on CD-Rom, go to properties, and you will see the update driver button....
How do you create shortcut to your CD rom on you desktop?
Simple. Open up the computer icon in the start up menu. Right click on the DVD-Drive-E, or CD-Rom drive ? (where ?is the designated location of your particular drive.) Right click, and select the 'create short-cut' button. Done.
What are the advantages of a CD ROM and a DVD ROM?
A CD-ROM can hold up to 700MB (megabytes), while a DVD ROM can hold up to 4.7GB (gigabytes, one gigabyte = 1024, megabytes). CD-ROMs are slightly cheaper to manufacture.
What is cd Rom used for and what it does please explain in simple words?
A CD Rom is a disc, it looks just like a compact disc that you put into a CD player. On that disc is typically a software program to be used on the computer. For example if you bought a new computer game at the store, it's stored on a CD-ROM. When you get home, you put the CD-Rom into the computer and it installs the game. This could also be something like an encyclopedia like Microsoft Encarta. You would put the disc in, just like you would put a movie into the VHS player and the computer would load up the encyclopedia. CD-ROMs is an acronym for Computer Disc Read-Only Memory, which is a fancy way of saying you can't rewrite what's on the disc. It'll always have whatever is written on it. (Unlike a VHS tape, which can be reordered over)
How do you import a clip art image from a CD-ROM?
up to you
How do you import a clip-art image from a CD-ROM?
up to you
