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I have Ubuntu on my computer, and I have Windows 8 recovery DVDs. I do not have a build in DVD drive on my computer, so I bought an external one. Will the external DVD drive be able to read the Windows 8 recovery DVDs if I remove Ubuntu from my computer first?

Kamil Maciorowski
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Evorlor
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Optical drive's ability to read disks doesn't depend on operating system. It doesn't even know what's on your hard drive, it's just a dumb thingie that will do what the computer tells it.

If you wonder if you'll be able to boot from external drive then the answer is yes. But these days it's easier to find an empty 4 GB thumb drive than a working optical drive, so installing from pendrive is usually a better idea.

gronostaj
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