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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
What if a CD you want to erase has CD-R on it but not CD-RW?
Sadly, you can't erase CD-R's. Once the data has been burned on the CD-R disc, it essentially becomes a CD-ROM; It all comes down to how data or music is written to a CD-R vs. a CD-RW.
When your CD burner writes to a CD-R disc, the laser physically etches the data into the disc by exposing dots and dashes on a material somewhat reminiscent of photographic film.
When your CD burner writes to a CD-RW disc, your laser becomes less intense and creates dimples in a layer of dyes with in the disc. The reason some older CD players wont play CD-RWs is that the dimples don't reflect the laser as strongly as etches. The reason you can erase CD-RWs is that you can smooth the liquid layer over again and create dimples again, up to 1500 times.
Since the data burned onto a CD-R is bespoke to the actual disc, the only way to destroy the data is to destroy the actual disc.
The best way to destroy a CD-R disc is to place the CD, label-side up, on the pavement or gravel, put your foot on top of the disc and scrape the CD Backwards with your foot. This effectavely destroys the data layer and therefore, the data stored on it.
WARNING: Never, ever bend a CD to destroy it. I one time bent a skipping MP3 CD in the car once as it was bugging me, it shattered into a million pieces of sharp flying polycarbonate! I arived home with my hands bleeding and a car full of CD dust. For 2 weeks after, running the AC would result in a sprinkle of CD dust coming out the vents!What is 'endeavoring to manufacture cd'?
Endeavoring to manufacture cds is when you are in the process of making some type of a controlled dangerous substance. One example of this is when you cook methamphetamine.
Why there is no sound in Oxford advanced learners dictionary CD rom?
I just solved this problem by installing the correct version of "Realtek HD Audio Driver" for windows 7. my old version of realtek hd audio driver was for win xp. I removed it, and downloaded the correct updated version for win7, then installed it. problem solved.
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George Fuller invented the skyscrapper
If you have install GTA 4 but you start computer say insert correct CD?
I think you need to crack your disc you can find the crack in your installer disc..
How?
1.first open your installer CD gta4
2.find the folder the name of folder is crack
3.if you find the crack folder open it
4.copy the icon of gta4 that you see in crack folder
5.and go to your gta4(install first your gta4)
6.open the folder of your gta4 if you already install it
7.paste the crack...
I think i can help you...
Godbless...
P.s. Sorry for my English hu i cant write a good enlish gramar...i am a filipino..^_^
What blank DVDs are compatible with old DVD players?
The common problem with old DVD or CD players is that they have relatively low power lasers to read the disks with. So they struggle with the blank 'Burn once' disks we all use to backup our music/video collections. (You can probably forget using re-writable disks, eg. CD-RW).
So what is needed is a blank DVD or CD that has a relatively high reflective surface to reflect back as much of the laser light as possible.
Now, all blank disks are *not* the same. There are different dyes used in their manufacture, (and hence they have different colours on their burning side).
So to cut to the chase. The ones with a high reflectiveness are Kodak, Ricoh, and to a slightly lesser extent Verbatim AZO disks.
The first two makes are hard to find in the High Street, so like me you will probably have to order them on-line. Big deal, huh?
*Important*: Before you do anything:- Clean your player's laser lens with a 'wet system' Cleaner Disk. (A special disk with a little bottle of cleaning fluid). Buy from a shop or eBay. It might solve your problem in less than a minute.
Incidentally, DVD -R was introduced before +R, so they are more likely to be compatible with older players.
A quick note on burning software, because it matters!
I use Nero, but CdClone is good, as is Alcohol 120%. Again, you may have to experiment.
Sorry, I wish I could say "Use X disk with Y software, QED". But life is not like that; hey-ho.
I also suggest you AVOID the "Top 10 review" sites from your Google results.
These slick looking sites are usually covertly written by a particular software burning company, and guess which one of the ten products comes out top? Yes, you guessed it, theirs!
Notwithstanding the above, you will also find:
1. People will strongly disagree with what I have written above.
2. You must choose a high quality make of disk, and be prepared to experiment with different makes.
3. Even the burner you're using, (that is the PC/Mac you use), can make a difference! (Exhausting, isn't?)
4. You could just buy a nice new player that will play *everything*!
Happy burning :-)
-Robert
Creative zen CD ROM isn't installing for me what should you do?
http://support.creative.com/
http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=213&subCatID=214&prodID=10274&prodName=ZEN%20Touch&subCatName=ZEN&CatName=MP3+Players
blue button UPDATE YOUR PLAYER at top
blue button AUTO SOFTWARE UPDATE at bottom
unblock popups; have player USB plugged in
check all programs essential and critical and recommended
proceed to install and it will fix your player
What can you use to split a laser beam?
The most common method is through the use of a beam splitter. This employs -- to keep it simple -- a partially transparent mirror placed at a 45 degree angle relative to the laser beam. Some of the beam passes through the mirror, and the rest is reflected perpendicular to the original beam by the mirror.
What type of storage device is a CD?
optical Information is stored as pits in a metallic layer, which are read by a laser. there are many online sources for much more detailed information.
How full should you let your hard drive get?
You should allow at least 10% free drive space, for proper functioning of the computer.
Can a double din car DVD player fit 1999 Saturn sl2?
It will fit but I don't think they make a trim to go around it and it looks thrown together.
What is a CD replicator used for?
A CD replicator is a compact disc (CD) device that is typically used to replicated and reproduce a compact disc from an original source CD, such as a music CD.
When CD-ROMs first appeared they ran at the same speed of audio at that time which is 150kilobytes Per Second (150kbps)..companies kept making them faster like 2x which is 300kbps (2X150) until they reached 8x, then the CD was spinning so fast that it would almost fly out of the tray...so that is the fastest a CD will run. When you see advertising that says 32x, this is a "theoretical" speed if everything was a perfect world, it does not go 32 X 150...hope this helps and now you know the real deal...
How do you burn MP3s files onto a CD in the order you want?
The easiest way is to rename the files, ie: Track001.mp3, Track002.mp3, etc.
What format DVD do they use in the US Will PAL format work?
Region 1 DVD's. As far as I know, all other formats are not supported on most players in the US. However, there may be players that can play more than Region 1 DVD's in the US.
Can Japanese region 2 DVDs play on American region 1 DVD players?
No, they are two different regional format. Unless you have an all Region DVD Player which is not available anywhere. Your computer might be able to play these Japanese DVDs but you have to change the regional format of your computer to region 2. Setback is you cannot play Region 1 anymore on your computer.
your better off getting the 52x cd's. These numbers are how fast the disc can be written onto, so the more the number, the faster the disc records onto.
How do modern CD duplicators work?
CDs can be duplicated by copying the information from one CD to another using software and a CD-ReadWrite drive. Higher-volume duplicators actually "replicate" CDs by making a stamp and imprinting the information similar to the printing of books or newspapers.
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Monsieur Fernand Lachance owned a small restaurant in Warwick, Quebec which was called "Le Lutin Qui Rit". One day a customer entered the store and asked M.Lachance to make him sliced fried potatoes with gravy and cheese curds. M.Lachance called it nothing but pudding, a mess. This is where the word "Poutine" a mess, comes from. But the customer loved it.
Now Poutine was born! M.Lachance added Poutine to his menu and it became very popular. The customer ordered and M.Lachance created. The masterpiece of Poutine.
DivX is a compression format - it represents information. A DVD is a physical media format - it is an object you can hold in your hand. There are two different layers of abstraction.
For those that still don't understand, try this: do words read books? :D
Incompatible types of entities.
Do portable audio devices count as removable media?
Portable audio devices count as removable media because modern digital recording devices interfsce with modern audio editing tools ie Adobe Audition, Audacity & ProTools
Why is windows unable to complete a format of a CD-rw disc?
Most likely, your computer is not a CD-RW burner, so it can play it, but not edit things on it. My suggestion, put it into a CD-RW burner or DVD Player with burner, then try again.
How do you remove child lock on lg DVD player?
Input the unlocking code on the appropriate setting screen. Read the manual or if it is lost ask at a retailer.
Where could one go to order The Firm on DVD?
One of the most popular online sites for ordering popular DVD movies is the Amazon website. The movie may also be available on Wal-Mart's website or the website of your favorite video retailer or rental company.
