My Dell C400 does not have a CD driver or floppy and will not boot to usb. Also I don’t have access to a usb floppy drive or usb cd-rom drive. I can install the C400 hdd onto a desktop so I can load ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.