what does the ! beside my DVD/CD ROM drives mean?
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COMPUTER DOSN'T RECONIZE THE DEVICE
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should say CD/r or rw\ncan look in control panel, system, hardware tab, device manager,right click device> properties.\nthis will display the info too.
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do u mean a back up disk?
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that means the it will read the + disks and also the - disks and also means that will will burn + & -, when you go and buy your DVD Disk to make copies or what ever it will say like DVD+R or DVD-R that means just about any disk that you get or buy it will work in that DVD + / - , hope this helped :-)
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as everyone else has said, its used to try and predict an error before it happens. it will alert you and then you hopefully get a chance to back up your data before your drive dies on you
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As in this catagery:\ndisk driver
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It means that the company you bought the computer from has loaded your computer with Windows Operating System but does not provide you with a CD or DVD media as a backup just in case you need to reinstall the OS.\n\nSome vendors include a copy of the Operating system in your hard drive or a copy of an image file that will "restore" you to the software when you first got the computer.\n\nIt basically means you're not getting the Operating system CD or DVD, which is convenient to have when you are in trouble and need to reinstall or re-copy some of the base OS files.
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It should tell you on the front of the drive.  Should either have a sticker or be engraved.  Looking in your hardware configuration is not necessary or valid for the most part.  What if you have installed the wrong drivers?  Your hardware will list it under whatever you've installed - not what it actually is.
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A combo drive is capable of handling bith DVDs and CDs.  If you see the letters -ROM, that means the drive can only be used to read disks.  -R, -RW, or +RW mean that the drive is capable of writing to disks as well. It's possible to get a drive that is DVD-ROM/CD-RW, which means that it will read and write to CDs, but only read DVDs.  Today though, a usable read/write drive that handles both CDs and DVDs can be had for under $40.
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It means that the hard drive already has a file format on it such as ext3, FAT32, or NTFS.\n\nA lot of times when you buy a hard drive, you must use a utility to format it OR you have to use your operating system install disk. If you buy a pre-formatted hard drive, the company you got it from has already done it.\n\nThe HD must have a "file system" in order for it to operate at all. Windows 2000 and XP use NTFS, some earlier Windows used FAT32, and some LINUX OS's use ext3. These are all unique in their own way. Some, however, cannot be "read" by some operating systems. Just make sure that your disk is pre-formatted with something that you can use. \n\nHope that helps,\nJon
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Yes, this denotes the speed that the disk will read/write at.  The number (n)x is how many times faster than normal playback speed.  The higher the number, the faster disks will burn for you.  When possible, go with the higher number.  \n\nI would recommend getting a DVD burner because it will allow you to burn both CDs and DVDs.  Also, when purchasing a DVD burner, look for one that supports DVD+/-r (two different DVD media formats) and Dual Layer (another DVD format that allows you to fit double the amount of data on 1 disk)
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There are actually five formats for storing data on DVDs:  DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM.\n\nThe + and - don't have any special meaning, they just refer to two different standards (see below for details).  Some DVD drives/players only work with one of the standards and not the other, some work with both.\n\nThe "R" means "Read" (i.e. once you've created the disk, you can only read the data) and the "RW" means "Read/Write" (you can write new data to the disk multiple times, in addition to reading it).
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There is usually a cable that runs from the back of the CD/DVD drive to the sound card (or motherboard if you use the onboard sound). Check to see that it is in place.
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Erasing a DVD means you are wiping it clean and erasing all data on the CD or DVD.\n\nFinalizing a DVD or CD means after it burns the movie or data or music onto the disc, then it has to finalize it at the end so that it "wraps everything up" into a nice package. Its just the final thing it does before you are allowed to use it.
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it means you didnt format the drive correctly ,there is no drive or the drive is bad
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what does this have to do with computers???
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go to device manager if there is question mark for ur cd dvd drive means there is a problem regrding ur driver . u can solve it easily but if it not then u might have to change ur cd dvd drive.\n\ngud luck