Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: My computer is no longer recognizing my DVD drive. It has a built-in DVD drive and I also tried to connect an ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

When I bought a new laptop earlier this year, it was after several cautionary notes from fellow ET contributors that I might regret not waiting a few months for Ivy Bridge. I was thrilled with the ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...