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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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How many drives must be set to master in a PC with 2 IDE drivers on the same cable?
Only one, the one with the operating system on it.
Can an internal CD burner be connected as external via USB?
According to some older webposts elsewhee it is easy and works well. I tried hooking up a cannibalised DVD burner to an external hard drive enclosue (the pins are the same) without success.
What disc do you have to buy to burn music?
Music can be burnt onto a CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) blank disc these can be played in a CD player. CD-RW discs can also be used but some CD players struggle to play them. A blank DVD (DVD-R) can be used to play music on a DVD player.
CD-R discs cost a few pennies/cents each and usually come in packs of 25 - 50.
Why does your CD player turn on by itself?
Maybe there is a messed up mechanism inside of the CD player that causes it to turn on by itself. If that is the case, then it probably can't be fixed:(
What country compact disk player invented in?
in sudan in the elkhair's family house that would be shadin's house.
How many discs are in a package of CD-r's and CD-rw's?
CD-Rs and CD-RWs are available in a wide variety of package sizes, such as one, three, five, ten, twenty, twenty-five, fifty, or even a hundred.
A Double Play DVD refers to a DVD pack that contains the film on both a DVD and a Blu Ray disc, hence the 'double'. There are also 'Triple Play' packs, which as well as the aforementioned discs, you also receive a digital copy to play on your computer etc.
Although you will be able to play the main film on a standard DVD player (as opposed to only Blu Ray) there may also be a special features disc that is only for Blu Ray. Therefore, it may be worth waiting for a DVD only edition, if you are not considering upgrading to Blu Ray any time soon.
These packs are being used, for example, for the latest Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast, and is presumably an aggressive marketing technique to encourage people to switch to Blu Ray, which is the successor to DVD.
How can you put music on your micro chip from your computer?
The micro chip is assumed to be inside a device. To upload music directly into a micro chip would be impossible. If the micro chip in a device was built to store data you simply have to send the music into your device. Usually, devices that can store data are pendrives, MP3,MP4 players, cell and smartphones. Sorry, but your question is not so clear. May be you are talking about micro card.
Play CD but no sound from computer?
There are many possible reasons.
- The CD is not clean.
- The CD has no data or it's faulty.
- Your CD driver doesn't work.
- Your sound card doesn't work.
- The computer can't read the music files.
- The volume is too low.
- The speakers are disconnected or turned off.
What is the difference between combo drive and super drive?
Combo drive burns the CDs and play DVDs while the super drive can burn the DVDs along with running it as well.
What happens when you burn the bottom of a CD with a lighter?
it doesnt play anymore (according to empire records 1995)
Which DVD player models feature bookmarks?
THE CYBERHOME CH-DVD 300 HAS 12 BOOKMARKS. IT WAS A $30 MODEL FROM NOW DUFUNCT CYBERHOME. CYBERHOME WAS SUED OUT OF BUSINESS BY PHILLIPS FOR INFRINGEMENT. PHILLIPS NOW HAS ONLY ONE MODEL VDP-9OOO WITH BOOKMARKS. CHEAP CHINESE MADE BRANDS FROM TRUTECH AND HARMONTEC NOW OMIT BOOKMARKS AND MANY OTHER FEATURES FORMERLY INCLUDED. PLAYER PRICES ARE LOW BUT IMPORTANT FEATURES GETTING SCARCE!
What is the meaning of 'Please insert a disk into drive'?
If you are attempting to run a program like a game without the disk, then it is just telling you that it needs the .exe trigger on the disk. This way the program will run. However, if the disk is in and you get the same message, then your computer's disk drive is not reading the data on the disk and should be replaced. I don't recommend that you do this yourself unless you have studied computer sciences.
Can you burn a wma file on DVD?
Yes, actually burning a wma files on DVD is similar to burning other videos on DVD. The operations are similar. The only problem is that if your DVD burner supports wma format.
I use wondershare video to DVD burner to burn my dvds and it works well for me. It supports avi, wma, mpg, mpeg, rm, rmvb, flv and so on.
While files from the DVD can be played on a computer they will not play on a standard DVD player.
How do you get scratches out of DVD's?
i have heard and tried many of the things ppl say to get your vote such as toothpaste there really is no way to get scratches out of a CD but u can do the blockbuster scam.
the blockbuster scam consist of getting a game that doesnt work putting pine soil on it and make it look clean then rent a game from blockbuster peel the thin layer of plastic off and put in on the old one and and sell the blockbuster one i tried it once and it worked.
How do you fix a broken muji wall mounted CD player Definitely have power but CD will not go round?
same problem here!
CD-ROM (Compact Disc, read-only-memory) is an adaptation of the CD that is designed to store computer data in the form of text and graphics, as well as hi-fi stereo sound. The original data format standard was defined by Philips and Sony in the 1983 Yellow Book. Other standards are used in conjunction with it to define directory and file structures, including ISO 9660, HFS (Hierarchal File System, for Macintosh computers), and Hybrid HFS-ISO. Format of the CD-ROM is the same as for audio CDs: a standard CD is 120 mm (4.75 inches) in diameter and 1.2 mm (0.05 inches) thick and is composed of a polycarbonate plastic substrate (underlayer - this is the main body of the disc), one or more thin reflective metal (usually aluminum) layers, and a lacquer coating.
The Yellow Book specifications were so general that there was some fear in the industry that multiple incompatible and proprietary formats would be created. In order to prevent such an occurrence, representatives from industry leaders met at the High Sierra Hotel in Lake Tahoe to collaborate on a common standard. Nicknamed the High Sierra Format, this version was later modified to become ISO 9660. Today, CD-ROMs are standardized and will work in any standard CD-ROM drive. CD-ROM drives can also read audio compact discs for music, although CD players cannot read CD-ROM discs.
CD-ROM Data Storage
Although the disc media and the drives of the CD and CD-ROM are, in principle, the same, there is a difference in the way data storage is organized. Two new sectors were defined, Mode 1 for storing computer data and Mode 2 for compressed audio or video/graphic data.
CD-ROM Mode 1
CD-ROM Mode 1 is the mode used for CD-ROMs that carry data and applications only. In order to access the thousands of data files that may be present on this type of CD, precise addressing is necessary. Data is laid out in nearly the same way as it is on audio disks: data is stored in sectors (the smallest separately addressable block of information), which each hold 2,352 bytes of data, with an additional number of bytes used for error detection and correction, as well as control structures. For mode 1 CD-ROM data storage, the sectors are further broken down, and 2,048 used for the expected data, while the other 304 bytes are devoted to extra error detection and correction code, because CD-ROMs are not as fault tolerant as audio CDs. There are 75 sectors per second on the disk, which yields a disc capacity of 681,984,000 bytes (650MB) and a single speed transfer rate of 150 KBps, with higher rates for faster CD-ROM drives. Drive speed is expressed as multiples of the single speed transfer rate, as 2X, 4X, 6X, and so on. Most drives support CD-ROM XA (Extended Architecture) and Photo-CD (including multiple session discs).
CD-ROM Mode 2
CD-ROM Mode 2 is used for compressed audio/video information and uses only two layers of error detection and correction, the same as the CD-DA. Therefore, all 2,336 bytes of data behind the sync and header bytes are for user data. Although the sectors of CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode 1 and Mode 2 are the same size, the amount of data that can be stored varies considerably because of the use of sync and header bytes, error correction and detection. The Mode 2 format offers a flexible method for storing graphics and video. It allows different kinds of data to be mixed together, and became the basis for CD-ROM XA. Mode 2 can be read by normal CD-ROM drives, in conjunction with the appropriate drivers.
Data Encoding and Reading
The CD-ROM, like other CD adaptations, has data encoded in a spiral track beginning at the center and ending at the outermost edge of the disc. The spiral track holds approximately 650 MB of data. That's about 5.5 billion bits. The distance between two rows of pits, measured from the center of one track to the center of the next track is referred to as track pitch. The track pitch can range from 1.5 to 1.7 microns, but in most cases is 1.6 microns.
Constant Linear Velocity (CLV) is the principle by which data is read from a CD-ROM. This principal states that the read head must interact with the data track at a constant rate, whether it is accessing data from the inner or outermost portions of the disc. This is affected by varying the rotation speed of the disc, from 500 rpm at the center, to 200 rpm at the outside. In a music CD, data is read sequentially, so rotation speed is not an issue. The CD-ROM, on the other hand, must read in random patterns, which necessitates constantly shifting rotation speeds. Pauses in the read function are audible, and some of the faster drives can be quite noisy because of it.
Will a US import work on a UK CD player?
Yes, a US compact disc will play on a UK CD player. There is no region coding on music CDs.
Can you burn cds on dvdrom sr-8177 matshita?
No. You can't...Im looking for an answer to the next question...what can I replace it with in my P3 Thinkpad ?????
How do you transfer film from a video camera to a DVD?
Firstly, you should capture the film from the camera, WinDV and PowerDirector can both capture videos. Then edit your video files (such as edit out some scenes you don't want, etc.) with video editing software and then make your own DVD with some DVD authoring software. Maybe you should try MPEG Video Wizard DVD, which is capable of video editing and DVD authoring. But it cannot do the capture work.
How do you replace the disc tray in CD rom?
honestly, its better to replace the whole CD Rom drive.
if you have the time to put into it, you can replace it yourself (or repair it with Superglue?if you have the time and energy. it IS a complicated thing to do, so you'd have to find a manual online on how to disassemble the CD Rom drive.
