Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

A cable used to send audio CD sound to the computer's sound card. When playing audio CDs, CD-ROM drives output analog sound to both a headphone jack and external connector just like a CD player. This ...

A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

Finding this in a small, simple package has been much tougher than I ever imagined. Here's what I need: I need to be able to place a CD-ROM drive for employee use as simple as possible--no computer, ...

This article describes how to set up a virtual CD-ROM jukebox (VCDJ) using Samba and Linux. A VCDJ is a network server that provides access to the contents of a large number of CD-ROM disks, without ...

What is the ideal setup for Hard drives and CD-Roms on IDE Controllers. I usually put my Ultra 100 hard drive on one IDE controller with a 80 pin cable and the CD-Rom on the second IDE with a 40 pin ...