FG
💻 Software

How does a CD drive know where to look on a CD?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20261017 views
Confidence Score0%
0%

Problem

How does a CD drive know where data is on a CD, for example if the computer asks for data at a certain location, how does the reader know physically where that is on the disc? Is there some decided "map" of CDs that every manufacturer follows? Basically what determines how far along the radius the …

Unverified for your environment

Select your OS to check compatibility.

1 Fix

Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification

Fix for: How does a CD drive know where to look on a CD?

Low Risk

It knows where it is on the CD the same way it knows where it is on a hard drive. There is a filesystem on the CD, the CD drive will go all the way in and start reading the first bytes of information from the first track (The MBR would be a analogus…

Awaiting Verification

Be the first to verify this fix

Sign in to verify this fix

Environment