Installing the optical drive

Pt. 7 of 10 | 2:44 |

How Do I build a PC

Tuesday October 19, 2010

In this episode, we show you how to

install an optical drive

into your computer. Whether you're installing a

reader or a writer

, whether it plays

CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray

discs, the installation process is the same. It's also quite a bit similar to the way we showed you how to install a hard drive in the last episode and is an important part of

building your own computer

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Show Notes

- Optical drives are disc drives that can read and/or write discs like CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray.

- DVD writers are probably the most cost-effective right now as they can read and write both CDs and DVDs.

- Blu-ray writers are currently the most expensive but can read or write CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

- Optical drives are generally installed at the top of the front of your computer and most computer cases support multiple optical drives.

- To install a drive, clear a space in one of the optical drive bays and slide your optical drive through the front.

- You'll need to secure the drive in place using small screws, similar to how you installed your hard drive.

- Next, you'll also need to connect one cable to your optical drive from your motherboard.

- Finally, connect the power supply to your optical drive and you should be ready to go.

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