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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.
3,060 Questions
Where can you find help installing a CD player in a 1991 Nissan 240?
This information can be found in your owner's manual. Don't have one, get one. Dealer or salvage yard is a source.
I would recommend best buy or something such as that or if u have an audio component shop locally Im sure theyll slap it in for you
When was the 20x20 cube invented?
No not yet. The highest cube that we know of that has been released is an 11x11. However, there are computer programs that have 20x20s on them.
Can you do anything to restore a scratched DVD or CD?
You can also buy repair kits at almost any electronics store and over the Internet.
They are relatively inexpensive, easy to use and yes, they do work.
I use them often to fix CD's that are damaged from bouncing around in my CD player in my car (works on DVD's and Roms also).
More info: http://www.ehow.com/how_892_repair-scratched-cds.htm
rub the scratch with a soft cloth with tooth paste on it. rub in the direction of the grooves.
They way that I repair scratched CD's is using a CD cleaner. You can buy them anywhere stores sell computers and things like that. The CD kit (that I have) basically cleans the disc all over leaving it spotless
Which way does a CD spin when in a CD Player?
Clockwise (right), when observing from the back side (the side not being read)of the CD.
Why dual layer DVD media is so expensive?
While DVD-R DL discs are more expensive that DVD-R, they are much cheaper than they used to be. Just like all media, the longer they are produced, the cheaper they get. Blu-Ray discs are "as low as $11.99 each" on allmediaoutlet.com in early 2008. I'd be interesting to see how much they are in a year.
What is best DVD format for long lasting backup cdfs or udf?
There are medical grade DVD media---among manufacturers are Phillips.
Is burning a file the same as copying a file?
burning is the term used for writing a file to a CD or DVD. So essentially yes, burning is coping a file to an optical disc.
What would prevent a DVD-ROM from recognizing files on a disc?
The DVD-ROM drive may be an older drive that is unable to read modern DVD's.The DVD-ROM drive may not support the format of the DVD disks.The data on the disk may be corrupted (it may not have been burned to disk correctly)The disk may be scratched.The information on the disk may have some sort of copyright protection that's preventing the DVD player from reading it.
What can happen if the jumpers on a drive is not configured properly?
At the worst both drives will get selected at the same time and trash each other's data.
