Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

After upgrading to Windows, your computer no longer detects your CD/DVD drive. This issue can be fixed easily, and should work for Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10.

Anyone else annoyed by the number of times CD/DVD drive spins up a CD left in a drive when nothing is accessing it? Man, this is one of the biggest and loudest annoyances ever. If I ever leave a ...

QUESTION: Install a replacement CD-ROM drive or put a new CD Burner in my computer? I was not sure what was the wise move for me, because the other CD-ROM drive in my computer is not working right ...

Reader Ned Mitchell find his MacBook’s media drive is a little picky about the discs he inserts. He writes: My MacBook’s internal CD/DVD drive reads DVDs just fine. However, it’s less tolerant of CDs.

I am having problems with my Windows XP Professional. I have a Compaq Presario with intel pentium 3 processor, 700mhz, and 20gb. Recently I purchased an Ipod and later needed to upgrade my USB, so I ...