2 cdroms and audio cables 1

[nozz2]

Hi,
I have desktop with 2 cdroms, one a master and the other a slave.

Do I need to have an audio cable running from both to the sound card or just from the mater?

tia

 

[Sival]

You need a cable running from each drive to your soundcard (or motherboard if you're using onboard sound) if you want to hear sound from both drives.

 

[ANFPS26]

If your sound card only has one audio connector, then you'll need a Y cable such as this one:

http://www.strangebrewpc.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=26

Jim

 

[diogenes10]

i didnt know there was such a thing. that will save me some grief I didnt know i was going to have on a future project.

 

[mainegeek]

If your cdroms support digital audio then you can just check this box in the cdrom properties in device manager
and omit the audio cable altogether.

 

[SYAR2003]

Enable digital cd audio for the cdrom/dvdrom , and you don't need cables (theese are for analoqe sound to the mb).
Device manager - cdrom properties - enable

 

[cdogg]

Yes, you can use Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) as a workaround. See this article for a complete rundown of your options, both advantages and disadvantages:

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=129

Personally, I would go with the Y-cable. They are cheap and cause less stress on your system. Now of course, if your system is less than 2 years old, you probably don't have to worry about the extra stress caused by using DAE.

Here's another site for an audio Y-cable if you're interested:

http://www.directron.com/tnmxr.html

~cdogg
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