When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what ...

AppleInsider explains how to remotely access the CD or DVD drive of another Mac or Windows PC from a Mac without the drive, across a network.

How to Reformat a Hard Drive with a Recovery CD. Your computer's hard drive stores important files, programs and data that your business can't do without. When programs won't launch or Windows ...

Press "F10" to save your changes, then choose "OK" from the next menu. Now, whenever a bootable CD disc is in the drive, your Dell computer will boot using that CD instead of the hard drive.

So, what do you use to rip a CD? You'll need a computer (Mac or Windows) with a CD drive and the right software for the job. Macintosh users should use Apple's iTunes.

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. However, they're quickly becoming outdated.

Have you ever given or sold a PC to somebody else, but really wanted to completely wipe the hard drive first? Today we'll show you how to use an Ubuntu Live CD to get your personal information off ...

So the next time you put a blank CD into the drive, just ignore all the prompts for the fine-but-complicated CD-recording software loaded on your computer.