how do you know if you have a PC DVD drive?

Answer 1

Run Belarc, cuz not all machines have the words on the outside of the drive.

http://belarc.com/free_download.html

Answer 2

If you look directly at the drive it will have the formats that it supports directly printed on it.

So look at it and you should see either DVD, DVD RW, DVD R/RW or something to that effect.

If you just see CD ROM than you just have a CD drive.

There ya go

Answer 3

See it is writen on the drive forn t door as DVD rom or Combo drive means cdrw and dvd readonly

Answer 4

I agree with dze. If it's a DVD-ROM drive, it will state DVD on the front of the tray. (This type of drive can only read DVD discs. It can't write (or burn) DVD discs.)

If it's a DVD± writer or Rewriter, it will state DVD±R or DVD±RW. (It may actually just state DVD-R/DVD+R or DVD-RW/DVD+RW, meaning that it will only burn to either -R/+R or -RW/+RW discs. If this is the case, you must ensure you buy the correct discs or it won't write to them.)

Answer 5

easiest, simpliest way is to put a DVD into teh drive and see if you can read it, if you can you have aDVD if not you do not or you have a bad DVD

dougc

Answer 6

it should say DVD on the tray ... if its a burner it should have RW on the tray ..