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What is a DVD +/- RW / CD-RW Combination drive?

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This is an optical drive that will write both DVDs (Digital Versatile Disk, Data or Video) and CDs. The LightScribe DVD+/-RW / CDRW combination drive can read, write and, using the appropriate media, rewrite a variety DVD and CD media, including CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW and DVD-RW. DVD+R, DVD-R and CD-R media are compatible with this drive but are a single write media. The DVD+RW, DVD-RW and CD-RW media can be written to multiple times.

Can a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive read KODAK CD-RW media?

KODAK:FAQ:KODAK CD-RW Media
Only MULTIREAD CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives can read CD-RW media. Standard CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives cannot read the low-reflectance media used in CD-RW discs.

How do I use the cd-rw drive?

UT Physics Linux FAQ
The newer linux machines in the Graduate Computer Lab have cd-rw drives. See our cd burning help page for more information.

Why won't your demo play on my CD ROM drive?

Sound Ideas - Frequently Asked Questions
The audio presentation portion of our demo is presented as CD Audio. If you have a CD Player option for your computer, you will be able to hear the demo at your computer. Otherwise, any CD player will play the audio tracks of our demo CD.

Subject: [3-23] How do I create, copy, or play Audio Karaoke/CD+G discs?

CD-Recordable FAQ
CDRWIN - section (6-1-7) The following is an excerpt from the http://www.goldenhawk.com/ web site, regarding the drives CDRWIN supports for CD+G (Karaoke) copying. All of the above recorders (except the Yamaha CDR100/CDR102, CW-7501, and CDR4240) are capable of both reading and writing CD+G discs. If you do not have a model that can read CD+G, then you will have to purchase a separate CDROM drive that has this capability. There may be other units that work as readers or writers.

Do I need to install a special device driver for my CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive?

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No, you do not need to install any software device drivers. Microsoft '95, '98, 2000, WinMe and NT are shipped with ATAPI device drivers installed that work correctly with most major brand CD-ROM-RW/DVD-ROM drive. After installing your CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, and rebooting your computer, the system should recognize the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive.

How can I make my CD-ROM drive work with PS-DOS?

DOS FAQ by Christoph Fuchs
In version 2000 from PhysTechSoft exists a built-in cd-rom driver. In former versions you can use MSCDEX.EXE or NWCDEX.EXE from MS-DOS/PC-DOS or DR-DOS if the drive doesn't work correctly with the PhysTechSoft files. First answer:) Start PTS-DOS with a CONFIG.PTS and an AUTOPTS.BAT containing only the most neccesary lines and the keyboard driver for installing Windows (minmal configuration). After the Windows installation, choose the "Windows compatible" option at startup.

Subject: [3-23] How do I copy Audio Karaoke/CD+G discs?

CD-Recordable FAQ
The following is an excerpt from the http://www.goldenhawk.com/ web site. CDRWIN is one of the few available programs that can copy CD+G discs. All Yamaha recorders (except the CDR100 and CDR102), the PX-R412C, and the HP8100/8110 are the only models that are capable of reading as well as writing CD+G discs. If you do not have one of these models, then you will have to purchase another CDROM device that can read CD+G discs. There may be other units that work as readers or writers.

How do I copy map data sets (CD-ROM) on my hard drive?

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You may find it useful to copy a collection of maps if you have bought several titles. You can then work on two map data sets at once and thus access a larger number of map scales without continually having to switch CD-ROMs. The data sets take up between 400 and 550 Mb on the CD-ROM. A CD-ROM may have several thousand files that make up a map data set. When copying the Mapdata directory to your hard drive, make sure you have enough disk space for the transfer.

Can I copy the IHS CD-ROM index to a hard drive?

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Occasionally, documents are published in a society's catalog before they are entered into Worldwide Standards or Specs & Standards. There are several reasons for this delay. First, standards documents are often listed in the Standards Developing Organization's catalog long before the document is ever printed. Second, certain societies supply documents via tape format to be followed up with hardcopy. IHS uses the hardcopy document in the publishing process.

Can I copy the CD-ROM to my hard drive for faster operation?

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Yes, you can copy the entire CD-ROM to your hard drive, and this will significantly improve the speed of operation. Copy all folders from the entire CD-ROM to your hard drive. Be sure and place the DATA directory from the CD-ROM into the root directory of the hard drive you are using. When first running the software, be sure and click on the correct drive letter to indicate the location of your drive.

Will CD-i play CD-ROM discs?

The New International CD-i Association
The term CD-ROM is used for all types of usage of a CD in computer applications. A CD-ROM can contain various filesystems (like ISO-9660, Joliet, Apple HFS, Unix, etc.) or programs for a wide variety of computer systems (Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Linux, Free BSD, Solaris, BeOS, etc.). A CD-ROM that was made for one particular operating system, cannot be used on another system. There is no such thing as the "CD-ROM system".

How can I get my system to boot up from a SCSI CD-ROM drive?

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You have to press the Del button to go in the BIOS and then go to BIOS FEATURES SETUP to adjust the Boot sequence to SCSI, and also you have to go into SCSI BIOS to adjust the CD-ROM Boot function to "Enable" mode. - Go to Top

What Is A CD-Rom Drive?

PC Basics
CD-ROMs are compact discs, read-only, removable storage media. CD-ROMs read the data encoded on the disc and then transfer this data to the computer. CD-ROMs are different from hard drives and floppy disks, in that you cannot store your own information on them. Recently, gurus created the RW CD-ROM drive: re-writeable CD-ROM drive. It allows you to read, erase, and use it repeatedly like a floppy drive.

How do I mount my CD-ROM drive?

Hardware Questions
should work. If it does not, you must edit your /etc/fstab file and add a line that refers to your CD-ROM device. In more recent versions of Red Hat Linux, your CD-ROM is more likely to be something like /dev/cdrom. To find out what the CD-ROM device is for your system, type

Can I move my data to a CD-ROM Drive?

Cypherix™ - Cryptainer; Frequently Asked Questions
You can make encrypted volumes of any size as the case may be. These volumes behave like any windows folder and can be moved/copied from anywhere to anywhere (including CD, another HDD, portable HDD etc..) You can copy Cryptainer volumes directly on the CD/CDRW/Floppies,USB Drives etc. No. You have one of two methods to be able to do so. You can make a self-extracting encrypted file and mail it to your associate. All he or she has to do to access the data is enter the password.

How do I boot from a CD-ROM drive?

Installation FAQs - UntangleWiki
When you install a CD image of Untangle Server onto an existing computer, as outlined in Untangle Server Quick Start Guide, you need to boot from that computer's CD-ROM drive. If this is your first time booting off a CD, no problem. Do the following, but read ALL the steps before you perform the following procedure because booting off a CD requires precise timing: Turn on the computer again, and wait a few seconds before you see a screen that says BIOS.

I have a CD-R or CD-RW installed but Windows XP thinks it's a regular CD ROM device. What now?

Windows XP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Each time Windows XP starts you are presented with a dialogue box that says "Windows Has Recovered From A Serious Error". This problem occurs because after a Minidump (or memory dump) file is written, the paging file continues to have a flag set that indicates that a memory dump file needs to be written. See the KB Article Q317277. After installing SP1 when you try and switch identities in Outlook Express it reloads the default identity.
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