im kinda confused..

i know this mite seem very obvious to some of you but i know nothing about pc's so please dont laugh......

Has this computer got a normal disk drive where i put dvd and game disks etc or do they go in the RW drive?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...sku=587203&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&tabIndex=1


Help please.

 

The DVD-RW optical drive will run all of your 'removable media' needs. ie DVD's, CD's including game discs etc. It has multi format capabilities which means it will read most types of discs available today...and dual layer mmmm..nice!

not a bad system either, nice processor,plenty of ram.....good luck!

 

thanks man, like i said i dont know nothing about pc's so....


Dual Layer = translation for those like myself plz :S

 

Check this out.............

http://www.dvdrw.com/press/duallayer.htm


Both Philips and MKM regard the introduction of dual-layer DVD+R technology as the next important milestone in the drive to continually improve and expand the optical data storage options available to consumers. Users will benefit from the additional storage capacity of the DVD+R disc as it will enable them to record 4 hours of DVD-quality video or 16 hours of VHS-quality video, without the need to turn over the disc. PC users will be able to archive up to 8.5 Gbytes of computer files on a single disc, which almost doubles the storage capacity compared with the 4.7Gbytes for the single-layer DVD+R discs currently available.



Hope this helps.............

 

kk, so does the pc hav 2 different disc drives or just the 1 drive?

 

when you write(burn) data to your discs ie. your fav music or video's, you can utilise both sides of the disc thus effectively doubling your storage capacity.
(make sure you purchase 'dual layer compatable discs' when you buy your blanks).

ofcourse you will need to install a software burning program on your new pute such as 'Nero' or something similar (if the manufacturer has'nt already done so).

your optical drive will also 'read' both sides of the disc when you insert one into the drive.... pretty cool hey!!

Cheers!!!

 

o kk i get it, but say i want to burn a DVD ( that i already have ), how do i do that?

 

* how do i do that because there is only 1 drive...

 

Halo is right, you only have 1 optical disc drive so i guess that only gives you 2 choices..

(1) copy the disc to your hard drive and burn it from there, or
(2) buy another optical drive,install that, and burn direct from disc to disc...

 

hmm, since im a little tight for cash, how do i copy the disk to my hard drive?

 

It is a backward capability issue. The drive will do all lesser functions like regular (single layer) DVD, CDR, etc, but it will also do dual layer. You should be able to copy anything assuming you have the right software set up.

Each one of these classifications has it's own disc. For example, you can burn audio or data on a CDR disc once, but not a DVD. You can burn a single layer DVD on a single layer DVD disc, but you can't burn it as a dual layer disc because the disc is different internally. The disc is the CD or DVD platter you are burning onto. Just pay attention to the labels on the disc package and you'll be OK.

Looks like everyone answered at once here.

 

huh :S, i fink i get that. but how do i copy a dvd to my hard drive was the last question...

 

Using Nero is one way.......you'll work it out im sure!

 

ok thanks, now ive got 1 question which im not really sure on the answer and wos hoping sum1 could answer. It isnt about burning or drives.

On the link in my first post, wer it says it has 2gb of RAM, is that the max or is that the amount currently installd, because i cant find any other specs anywer...

 

ok thanks halo