I am using a CD Rom (as master) and a CD-R (as slave) in my system and I keep burning out the CD drives. After about a year, they stop reading CD's. I've used several different brands and they all do ...

So I've got this CD-R Drive, it broke. <P>I just pulled it back out hoping a firmware upgrade would fix it, but that didn't work.<P>It is detected correctly by the BIOS and in Windows (XP), it'll ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...

For about as long as there have been CD-ROMs, there have been CD-ROM recorders you could buy and attach to your computer, if you were independently wealthy and had nothing better to do than invest in ...

Mac upgrade maker MCE Technologies LLC on Tuesday announced a slot-loading internal drive upgrade aimed at PowerBook G4 and Power Mac G4 Cubes. The new drive records to DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM and ...

Storage peripheral maker LaCie has announced the availability of a new external DVD-RAM/R drive equipped with FireWire connectivity. LaCie said the drive features the company’s new two-chip single ...

CD burners have made it possible to combine the best of Bach and Destiny's Child on the same compact disc -- prompting grand scale consumption of CD-recorder drives by computer owners new and old. But ...

These days, it has become very easy to watch your favorite movies and listen to top songs anytime, anywhere you want. There are music streaming platforms like Spotify where you can listen to your ...

Unlike CD-R drive makers, Taiwanese CD-RW drive manufacturers have not seen similar growth in their business. Lite-On IT is confident its shipments will increase strongly in the second half of this ...