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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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What are the uses of a belt drive?
A belt drive is an alternative to a chain drive (as you would normally find on a bicycle or motorcycle). There are several types of belt used in belt drive systems including V-belts and toothed belts. The more common is the V-belt. A cross section of the pulley used shows that the belt runs in a V-shaped groove. Washing machines, older cars, and machinery use this type of belt system. The toothed belt is normally wide and flat with teeth on the inside to prevent slippage. Harley Davidson motorcycles use these, as do super-charged engines in cars.
Are all compact disc the same?
No, not all compact discs are the same. There are different types of CDs, including CD-ROMs for data storage, CD-Audio for music, and CD-R/CD-RW for recordable and rewritable discs. Additionally, CDs can vary in capacity, with standard CDs holding about 700 MB of data or 80 minutes of audio, while specialized formats like Mini CDs have different dimensions and capacities. The manufacturing quality and materials used can also differ, affecting durability and playback compatibility.
How do you unjam a CD in a computer?
Go to the stuck drive and look for a pin-sized hole (NOT the large headphone jack) and gently work the needle or whatever you have into the opening. Keep pushing and, eventually, you will hit something. Apply firm but gentle pressure and the CD tray should open up.
Grab the tray by the edges on opposite sides and carefully pull the tray out.
It may not work first time, but if you persist it should eventually unjam. If it does not work, take it to an expert.
Answer:If the disk is in a non-tray CD drive, It will require disassembling. Do not attempt to do this yourself, it is hazardous. Take it to a licensed repair shop or call the computer company for proper assistance.a very wierd guy, I think his name was....Diego? maybe but anyway, he was a director of the first movie zolo was in....so, sorry Im not much of a heeeeeeeeelllllllpppppp!!!! :)
Can you play a dvd-rw on A tv?
Recordable and rewritable format (like CD-RW) promoted by Pioneer, Sharp, and Sony. Discs are playable in most DVD players, provided it is recorded in the straight Video Mode and finalized. In addition, the DVD-RW format also has the ability to perform Chase Play, which is similar to Time Slip used in the DVD-RAM format (refer to the explanation for the DVD-RAM format). However, this function is available only in what is referred to as VR mode. DVD-RW recordings made in VR mode may not be as compatible with other DVD players.
You replaced the factory CD player in your 99 Mazda 626 now you have no dash lights how do you fix?
its because you blew the fuse on the illumination just swap it out.
same problem
What is the difference between DVD plus r and DVD minus r?
DVD+R and DVD-R are different in that certain DVD players can only play a specific kind of disk. If you read the information provided with you DVD player you can find which disk type your player requires. Computers with DVD players in them are able to play both disk types.
_______________________________________________DVD+ media performs better at high speeds due to the technique it uses (ADIP) to control and link different sessions. The principal user difference is that the 'header track' is not pre-written on the +R media; this allows burner software to use 'bitsetting'. Bitsetting is the process where the disc information written on the header is set to tell the reading drive that the disc is actually another type of disc, typically DVD-ROM. As DVD-ROM is the format that movies and games that are bought from the shops use, a disc that is bitset will play in almost any DVD player thus eliminating the compatibility problem.
How much is the bowflex DVD player worth?
List price is $399. Saw it on Ebay for $180. Any generaic dvd player can be strapped onto your bowflex.
What is the max memory of a CD worm?
CD-R
A CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once, Read Many optical medium (though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session) and retains a high level of compatibility with standard CD readers (unlike CD-RW which can be rewritten but has much lower compatibility and the discs are considerably more expensive). Some people jokingly refer to these media as CD-PROM since they are the optical analogy to Programmable read-only memory.
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Is a DVD-ROM is an example of an optical disc?
Yes, all CD ROM , DVD Rom are optical disc since they use laser light or electromagnetic wave.
Who was the inventor Zip Disk CD-Rom?
A Zip disk, and a CD-ROM are two completely different storage devices !
The Zip Disk was (in simple terms) a high-capacity disk, It was superseded by the invention of the CD-ROM, which offered much higher reliability and capacities.
The invention of the Zip-disk was attributed to its marketing company Iomega - no single person has been credited with its invention.
Can you open a file in read only mode?
All major operating systems allow developers to write code that can open a file in a variety of different ways, including "r" or "ro" (read-only) "rw" (read-write), "w" (write-only), and "a" (append, like "w" but starts at the end of the file, preserving the previous contents). In these operating systems, applications may choose to open a file as "read-only", which prevents accidental modification of the file by logic errors in the code.
Yes you can, but only if the BIOS setting permits it. If it doesn't do it automatically you will have to check the "Boot devices" settings and make sure CD-ROM comes first in the list.
You can check the BIOS settings at the point when you boot up the PC after it has been switched off. Switch on the PC and then, during the boot-up phase, you must keep holding down the 'Delete' key until the BIOS settings screen is displayed.
Then find the "Boot devices screen" and use the 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keys to ensure that "Boot from CD-ROM" appears 1st in the list and the Hard Disk appears 2nd in the list. Then save the settings and allow the PC to reboot. It will then check if there is a CD-ROM inserted in the drive. If there is a CD-ROM there it will try to boot from it.
If you have made the PC's 2nd boot device the Hard Disk then, if there is no CD-ROM in the drive, the PC will go to the the Hard Disk to boot up.
All that will happen automatically every time the PC is rebooted.
What is the half-life of a disk?
The half-life of a disk is the time it takes the magnetic strength of the medium to weaken by half.
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