I can boot the laptop without the PC CArd plugged in and see no CD Drive or controller in the device manager. If I put the PC Card back in while the puter is booted the HDD grinds for a second and ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

Help, I'm stumped! I just bought a new CD and the disc is labeled "Enhanced CD". When I insert it into my computer's CD drive, it opens up the music video of the feature song on the CD but none of the ...

A mildly annoying trend over recent years has been for USB hardware devices to expose a CD-ROM drive containing their drivers for Windows users. Of course there’s no real CD in there, instead the ...

We don't normally review CD drives, but the high performance and low cost of the new Yamaha Corp. CRW-F1 caught our eye. For instance, the device touts a speed rating that matches or exceeds any ...

Being an early adopter is great if you enjoy showing off new gadgets to your friends. But any new technology also brings the risk of ending up at the wrong side of a format war: just ask anyone who ...