Why are there 2 slots in my computer
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Genocidicbunny
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Is it a desktop? If it is, its 2 cd drives. For what reason, I dunno. Maybe one's a burner, one's not. Or one's a cd burner only, one's a dvd burner. Etc
If its a laptop, well, take a photo, I wanna see this.
If its a laptop, well, take a photo, I wanna see this.
frekk
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Where did you get it? If it's not a standardized desktop put out by a major computer retailer, with thousands of the same model all alike, then someone - the former owner or perhaps the small shop that assembled it - decided they wanted to have 2 optical drives, maybe a burner in one and a player in the other (to minimize wear on the player or burner, as the case may be).
I've never heard of such a thing in a standardized system; I would think it would drive the sticker price up too much without really offering anything likely to grab the consumer. But I suppose it's possible.
I've never heard of such a thing in a standardized system; I would think it would drive the sticker price up too much without really offering anything likely to grab the consumer. But I suppose it's possible.
Back in the day before they combined cd burners and dvd roms, it was SOP to have a slot with a dvd rom and another with a cd burner. They stopped doing it when they combined the read/write heads and allowed the extra slot to stay.
aimeeandbeatles
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You mean drive bays?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_bay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_bay
DMOC
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(Not sure if they're drivebays or not)
My computer is a standard PC (vista) and a modern one and we got it at a store. I think that the 2 CD's are probably for burning (as was mentioned). Thing is, I can play games using both slots (putting the CD in either one works).
The C drive is the top one and the D is the bottom, right?
My computer is a standard PC (vista) and a modern one and we got it at a store. I think that the 2 CD's are probably for burning (as was mentioned). Thing is, I can play games using both slots (putting the CD in either one works).
The C drive is the top one and the D is the bottom, right?
C is usually your hard drive. D is usually your first ROM drive, and E would be the second.
On the computer I had like this, HP in their infinite wisdom made the DVD-ROM drive G and the CD-RW H, or something like that.
On the computer I had like this, HP in their infinite wisdom made the DVD-ROM drive G and the CD-RW H, or something like that.
Furiey
No Longer Just Lurking
When I had a PC with one CD/DVD reader and one Writer I set them to be drives R and W so I could remember which was which!
Most of my past computers have ended up with 2 optical drives although all were bought with one. I did see some a while back sold with a blu-ray reader and a CD/DVD writer.
Most of my past computers have ended up with 2 optical drives although all were bought with one. I did see some a while back sold with a blu-ray reader and a CD/DVD writer.
aimeeandbeatles
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Optical drives then.
On my old one (the one that sorta fried itself), the first one was a DVD-ROM drive, while the second was a DVD-RW.
There's a chart here showing the differences:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_drive#Compatibility
On my old one (the one that sorta fried itself), the first one was a DVD-ROM drive, while the second was a DVD-RW.
There's a chart here showing the differences:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_drive#Compatibility
frekk
Scourge of St. Lawrence
Usually C will be your hard drive, D and perhaps E will be your optical drives. Just depends. If there's a slave HDD in there then it will probably be D, and then E and F would be your optical drives. Same thing if there are partitions on the HDD.
If you had 3 HDD's all with 2 partitions, then your optical drive might be Drive I!
Maniacal
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You really need to clarify this then, are the slots on the computer CASING or in your My Computer folder? (If they are in the my computer folder PLEASE take a screenshot (press the PRINT SCREEN button) and upload it to imageshack and show us.
My roommate and I both have a DVD/CD reader and a DVD/CD RW (burner), with the idea being use the reader to play games or music and the burner to, well, burn CDs/DVDs and not have it wear out as fast (although I've never had a drive wear out, I have no interest in buying a new one if I don't have to).
My roommate and I both have a DVD/CD reader and a DVD/CD RW (burner), with the idea being use the reader to play games or music and the burner to, well, burn CDs/DVDs and not have it wear out as fast (although I've never had a drive wear out, I have no interest in buying a new one if I don't have to).
I've seen them before. It drives up the price a whole £10 or so, and gives the advantage of allowing much quicker CD copying, as well as reducing disc swaps (particularly useful for games that require a CD to be present).
aimeeandbeatles
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One of the main things I miss from my old computer is the double CD drives, because I didn't have to swap the discs all the time when playing a game off and on.
Genocidicbunny
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So, get a second drive for 25$ and there you go.
aimeeandbeatles
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I did get one. but my mom won't let me open up my computer to install it. She's convinced I'll electrocute myself.
aimeeandbeatles
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... that I won't electrocute myself or ruin the computer by opening it up to put in my spare CD drive?
Any suggestions, anyone?
Any suggestions, anyone?
Genocidicbunny
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Ask her where the electricity will come from if the computer is completely unplugged. Make sure you record her answer, we're in need of some comedy gold.
