If you bought a computer between 2003 and 2008, you probably have some money coming to you. It's part of a class action settlement against six makers of computer disc drives. The lawsuit claimed the ...

The alphabet begins with the letter A, but the first drive on a reasonably up-to-date Windows computer is labeled “C:”. Why is that? First of all, the naming of the first Windows drive is not because ...

I haven't purchased an optical disc drive (ODD) for my PC since...actually, I don't even recall the last time I bought one. It's even been a minute since I owned a PC with a 5.25-inch drive bay to ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

Before flash drives and SSDs, storage came in giant cabinets with swappable packs. Here's what was inside, and why it took up so much space.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? While solid-state drives (SSDs) have become increasingly popular (particularly for ...

Most business PCs come standard with a single hard drive that's more than large enough for the typical user at work. However, in some cases, a single drive may not be the best choice for your ...

Jsmithhere asked the Desktops forum about booting from CDs, DVDs, and flash drives. When you boot your PC, it generally loads an operating system (such as Windows) from a hard drive or SSD. But you ...

Secondary hard drives are commonly added to a computer to increase the data storage capacity, but they can also be used to improve system performance. Hard drives are the slowest part of the computer ...

I have a ReadyNAS Duo NAS. Though it supports two drives, I've always only had one drive in it. Lately it's been emailing me (a cool feature) that my 1TB Seagate drive in it has increasing bad sectors ...

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today announced one of the industry’s first Blu-ray Disc computer drives, expected to revolutionize digital and high-definition media storage. The new Pioneer BDR-101A ...