O-p-t-i-c-a-l D-r-i-v-e F-a-c-t-s

Optical Drives can use these internal connections:

Optical Drives can use these external connections:

24x10x70 is a label indicating the capabilities of an optical drive.The 24 indicates the

24x10x70 is a label indicating the capabilities of an optical drive.The 10 indicates the

24x10x70 is a label indicating the capabilities of an optical drive.The 70 indicates the

____ drives are the most commonly used loading mechanism.

______ drives do not have parts that open and close. Instead, a motor inside the drive pulls the disc into the drive

Drives that are used to burn or record discs often include a _______that is used during the recording process. The ______ includes data that is waiting to be written to disc.

Another term for buffer is

If the drive runs out of data that is ready to be recorded onto disc, a ______________ condition will result. When this happens, the recording process will fail, resulting in a wasted disc.

A wasted optical disc is called a ________.

When you place a disc in the drive, it can take several seconds for the drive to _______the new disc and spin up to speed.

If you receive a message saying that the optical drive is not accessible after trying to access a recently inserted new disc, wait a few seconds and ______________.

If you install a new hard drive, the drive letter for your optical drive might _________.

To help prevent scratching, keep the disc in its _______ when not being used.