I have a "compact disc dvd rom" drive on my dell computer. I also have a "compact disc rewritable ultra speed drive". Both shipped with the computer. What I want to know is if I can burn any kind of dvd (dvd-rw, dvd-r, dvd+rw - I don't even know them all) on either of these drives.
2007-05-23 08:58:31 · 2 answers · asked by storm8105 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
No Terry M, I do have a dvd drive. I paid for it and it plays dvds. What I want to know, and I dont think that tomandjerry understood my question either, was whether or not the dvd rom or cdrw drives is physically capable of burning a cd. Software is not the problem. I want to know about the hardware.
2007-05-24 09:12:17 · update #1
It should say something in the drive that it is RW. Mine shows RW and on bottom DVD-R DL. It may say something like that to show you that you can burn something or another one is DVD-Multi Recorder. But every dvd-rom drive should be able to play any of those.
2007-05-23 09:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by lmanlo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you have a CD-ROM drive and a CD/RW drive. The DVD writers (super drives) didn't ship without specifying an upgrade until very recently.
You can get a good DVD/RW drive for around $40. I like the NEC and the LiteOn brands the best. My favorite on-line store is newegg.com and they have very fast shipping. Look for one that comes bundled with Nero or other burning software - it will save you a LOT of money.
Good Luck
2007-05-23 09:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by TahoeT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋