THe other day my dvd drive crapped out. Would no longer read cd's or dvd's in Win Me. I figured i'd try disabling DMA to see if that worked. No Help. Checked all Irq's and I/O ranges all good. The ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: My computer is no longer recognizing my DVD drive. It has a built-in DVD drive and I also tried to connect an ...

One of the first things I did when i bought my MBP last year was to remove the DVD drive and put an OptiBay in its place. I put the drive into the free USB enclosure, and I haven't used it since.

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

When I bought a new laptop earlier this year, it was after several cautionary notes from fellow ET contributors that I might regret not waiting a few months for Ivy Bridge. I was thrilled with the ...