Originally, computer CD-ROM players, which are about the same size as a 5 1/4-inch hard disk drive, sold for $1,000 and up.

To rip a CD, you'll need a computer with a CD drive. (Jim Rossman) I had an email exchange with a reader last week about replacing a small CD player.

Erasable CD drives, which not so long ago were selling for more than $10,000, have dropped to the $2,000 range. In a couple of years they should be in a price range that home- computer owners can ...

Single Use Insert the CD into the computer's CD drive. Restart your computer. Watch the top of the screen for a message that says "F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu." Press "F12" when you see this message.

Refer to your computer's user manual if you're unsure which key should be used. Select your CD/DVD drive as your boot device, and press "Enter." Press any key to boot to the disc when prompted.

QUESTION: My computer does not recognize my CD drive. It stopped doing this so I thought the CD player was just shot. I put in a new one and got the same result. I switched IDE cables, same result.

It is probably also worth setting the Computer Name at the top to an appropriate name at this time. This name will appear on the DVD drive-less Mac later. Setup on PC On the Windows PC with the ...

Personal computer CD drives read the last, most recent table first and work back through the series of indices – but audio CD players read only the first table.

I have a regular CD drive and a burner; when I start up it shows that it detects them both, but then when I get into Windows and go to My Computer they're not there. Hope you have yet another ...