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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.
Is a disk drive a optical storage?
No. A disk drive can use one of several methods of storing data, including magnetic, Flash, and optical.
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 is an optical hard drive?
A optical drive is essentially what you put CD's DVD's and install discs into.
Is there a jumper on the optical drive?
No
What is Lasor Drive in Computers?
The laser drive (optical drive), is the generic term for the CD, DVD or blueray drive. They all use laser light to read (and record) the discs.
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.
Is disk drive an example of optical storage?
no,harddisk is not an optical storage
What is a slave optical drive?
Well an optical drive is a cd/dvd disk drive. Slave means it is in the secondary position on an IDE cable. So a slave optical drive is a cd/dvd drive positioned secondary to a different device on a singular IDE cable.
Why are CD-ROM and DVD drives called optical drives?
It is called an optical drive because the mechanism for reading and writing information is optical (light) based - it uses lasers.
What is the purpose of the optical drive?
An optical drive is for reading and possibly writing to optical media such as a CD or DVD. It is pretty much used like any other drive in a computer. Older optical drives could only read data and could not burn disks.
