Lets say I power up my computer. When everything is loaded, I go to start, programs, Windows Explorer. The CD-ROM light will come on, and then it sounds like a jet-engine taking off. When it ...

Those old CD games that have been sitting on your shelf for eternity? Linux can run them.

Sometimes, when I put a cd into my cd-rom, it starts going lightspeed, and makes a rattling sound. I believe the rattling sound is coming from the cd-rom drive screws vibrating on the bay holes. How ...

Q. My CD-ROM drive (E) has worked fine for three years. All of a sudden, after installing the PrintMaster desktop publishing software, the CD no longer wants to work. Each time I try to use it, a text ...

Q. Jim, I cannot get my CD-ROM drive to open the tray to put a CD in it. Can you tell me what to do? Jeffrey Willimas@yahoo.com A. You are a man of few words, Mr. W., but I’ll need more than a few to ...

This all started as I came to realize that my reliable and still functioning G&D Transforms CD transport is about 10 years old, and on its second laser diode. My time is numbered here, and I need to ...

QUESTION: My CD-ROM is not working on my Windows 98 PC. A window comes up saying there is no CD. I played a game three or four times before this happened. T. Vermeltfoort ANSWER: The first thing I ...

This article describes how to set up a virtual CD-ROM jukebox (VCDJ) using Samba and Linux. A VCDJ is a network server that provides access to the contents of a large number of CD-ROM disks, without ...