Chapter 5. Optical Tricks: Upgrading CD and DVD Drives

IN THIS CHAPTER

  • Understanding optical storage

  • Adding an external CD or DVD drive

  • Adding an internal CD or DVD drive

If your PC doesn't yet have a CD-ROM drive, if you need faster CD access and playback, or if you want to add CD burning capabilities to your system, you need to add some sort of new CD drive to your PC. In addition, you might want to think about upgrading to a combination CD/DVD drive, so you can play back DVD movies on your computer system. And, while you're assembling a wish list, how about a DVD burner, so you can burn your own home movies on DVD discs?

For all these reasons, adding a CD or DVD drive is one of the most popular upgrades today. Read on to learn how to add one of these drives to your computer system.



Absolute Beginner's Guide to Upgrading and Fixing Your PC
Absolute Beginners Guide to Upgrading and Fixing Your PC
ISBN: 0789730456
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 206

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