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CD and DVD Drives
Compact Discs and Digital Video Discs are forms of optical data storage. Questions about CD or DVD drives and CDs or DVDs themselves belong here.
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You can format only if it was previously formatted on UDF. This feature comes included in Windows 7 Ultimate. Then you can format, delete and record new files. Only a DVD-RW can be fully erased without any restrictions.(UDF format doesn't work on XP)
That depends on a lot of things though?
I say that it cost between $6.99-$19.99 in US Dollars.
How can you take the scratches clean off a disc?
Wet a clean towel with water and a tiny bit of soap, rub in a circular motion. If that does not work, try using a bit of glass cleaner.
I have tried both of those and they don't work but u should just take it to game stop or playntrade.
What does the letter L in a circle stand for?
A closed low pressure center. If you were to stand at the "L", the pressure would be higher in every direction you look. These commonly occur at the surface, less commonly aloft.
When and who invented the PS2?
Can you put a Wii CD in a computer?
No, If you do your computer will not read it. Same thing if you put a disk for a computer in the Wii.
How do you get scratches off of CDs?
How can you remove scratches from discs?
The best way to remove scratches from discs such as video games, DVD'S, CD'S is to use a product called Brasso. Brasso is very cheap to buy and works very well. Most of the time it removes the scratch straight away. But if it doesn't go straight away do it a few more times until the scratch finally disappears.
Below is the method how you use it:
- Get a piece of cloth.
- Put a small amount of Brasso on the cloth.
- Rub the cloth in circular motion over the disc.
What is the difference between a CD cd-r and CD-rw?
RW stands for ReWritable. With a CD-R you can't put anything on it more than once. You add songs to it once and that's it. It is how it is, you can't do anything else with it. You can reuse a CD-RW. Say I had a song on there, but it messed up. I can either find it in my computer and delete the song and then put the right one on it. Or i can add the right one along with the wrong one.
How can you download Windows 98 from CD to floppy disc?
I am sorry, you can't. It is not possible. There is a way if you have an image of the drive that had windows 98 on it but it would have had to come off the computer you are transfering the image to. The PID is what windows needs to correctly runn on another hard drive.
Do you need a DVD rom drive to play sims 3?
A DVD-ROM drive simply allows you to read DVDs. DVDs look like CDs, but hold much more data in the same amount of space. Having a DVD-ROM drive also will allow you to watch movies you buy or purchase from a store on your computer (with the appropriate software installed).
How do you remove a stuck CD from a Lexus RX 330?
For GS300, 2005-..., Mark&Levinson: Try to pull out the audio fuses for a minute. You'll find the fuses no.40 and 42 in a fuse box near battery marked as Rad No.1 and Rad.No.2. After this the cd-box should eject all disks without problems.
A bootable CD has an operating sytem (usually a form of Linux or Windows) copied to the CD starting at track 0 on the CD. If your computer has a bios that defines one of your CD drives in the power on/restart boot sequence, you can boot your system from such a CD. Bootable CDs are used by developers/software companies to install Windows and Linux onto your computer's hard drive. Bootable CDs are also used by some anti-virus products to allow a "for sure" clean scan capability on a possibly infected system.
Bootable CDs are activated by placing the CD in the CD drive, powering the computer down, a then powering the computer back on (cold boot).
The power on boot usually follows a sequence of 1) check floppy drive for bootable disk, 2) check CD drive for bootable CD, and then 3) boot from designated hard drive.
Can I play a European DVD on a North American computer?
It is possible if all of these conditions are additionally met:
(a) you obtain a travel plug adapter so that you can use the US DVD player
(b) either your us DVD player will need to be able to play in PAL since the US uses NTSC -or- you'll need to bring an NTSC TV with another travel plug adapter (ignore (c) )
(c) connecting cables are different...prepare to adapters to get the audio and video to the non-US set....I was able to accomplish this by buying cheap parts at a Pound Store to cannabalize and make my own wires..
Are floppy discs the same as compact discs?
No, the floppy disk was really square and floppy. It was the original storage for the earliest PCs. Later there was a "floppy disk" that was smaller and hard. After that the round and hard CD.
What can you do with blank DVD discs?
You can make home movies and create power point dvds. Many people make movies of their kids and grandchildren to watch later in life. You can also use them for work and it is easy to copy from your computer.
How do you get lightscribe to work?
You have to have a drive that lightscribe software recognizes as a lightscribe drive and you must use special discs that are lightscribe discs. These discs have a very fine special coating which reacts to the laser of your writer (that's how it works).
PS - The lightscribe discs are available quite everywhere. They are not sold by the lightscribe company and I dont think lightscribe is a one of a kind software either.
a CD player could be in the liabary for people to listen to the tapes.
How do you burn a copyright DVD?
If you are making a legal "back up" copy of a copyright protected DVD that you own you will have to contact the manufacturer/rights holder.
"(a) VIOLATIONS REGARDING CIRCUMVENTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES- (1)(A) No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title"
Additionally if WikiAnswers were to provide you with information which would allow copyright to be bypassed, there is the possibility of a charge of contributory infringement. In Felton v RIAA: Corley v. Universal the mere posting of a link to a computer program that can be used to circumvent technical protection measures was held to be a violation of the DMCA. [Universal v. Corley (2d Ciruit cite)]
What advantage does a CD-rom have over a flash drive?
- More storage space
other advantages include
- More robust
- Faster write and seek times (for more than a very small data set)
- Prettier
- Easier to recycle
Who invented the typewriter 1867?
In the 1860s there were early typewriters invented in Italy, Brazil, Austria, Denmark and the US.
The first commercially sold typewriter seems to be the Hansen Writing Ball, which was sold in Denmark in 1865.
The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1867 by C. Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The patent was sold to Remington. Remington's first commercial machine appeared in 1873. It was also the first appearance of the QWERTY keyboard.
I'm pretty sure it was invented in Italy...but if I was you I'd check this elsewhere on the web to make sure it's correct.
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