When your Dell computer boots up, it references a list of bootable devices contained in the computer's BIOS. The computer will start at the top of the list and check the device for bootable ...

I inherited a Compaq 1850R (dual 600 MHz processors) with a couple of drives not set up in a RAID configuration. I'd like to wipe the OS (Windows 2000 Server) from the drive, repartition it and start ...

Do combo movie-watching and music-recording drives have the write stuff? Apparently PC manufacturers think so. After a slow start, combination CD-rewritable and DVD drives are showing up in computers ...

Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

The 1.44-megabyte floppy-disk drive is an endangered species largely because its primary predator, the CD-rewritable drive, uses media that can store up to 700MB per disk and costs only about $100. CD ...

It’s impossible to beat CD-R media in terms of cost or compatibility for backing up important files; freeing up hard drive space; and burning all your favorite tunes to a perfect mixed CD for a friend ...