Audio connection for a CD ROM and a CD_RW 2

[pintail]

I have a homebuilt PII systerm based on a Soyho MD. I had a CD ROM installed with the audio cable attached to the Sound Card. I just installed a CD-RW but have no place to connect an audio cable. There is no connection on the MB and the Sound Card connection is already occupied. Suggestions? Do I need to have the audio on the CD-RW connected to burn CDs? Thanks!

 

[wlpsyp]

No you do not need the sound cable connected to the CD-RW to record sound. Only to listen to sound. Does the sound card have a auxillary connector on it or just the one connector? Personnaly I would not worry about a sound connector on the RW drive, just use the normal CD-Rom for listening to music. It's not a problem...It's just a Blood Pressure Monitor

 

[pintail]

Thanks wlysyp! Unfortunately documentation that comes with hardware is not all-inclusive. Even though the instructions talked about how to setup the hardware (jumpers, etc) they did not discuss this issue. Keep em Flying!

 

[paparazi]

We only use one cable in our system builds, on the DVD (if it has one) or which ever drive is used for audio playback.
Not all operating systems even need a cable! XP for one does not require one to be fitted. Martin Replying helps further our knowledge, without comment leaves us wondering.

 

[ANFPS26]

If you need to connect both to your sound card and you are not using XP and you are going to use both drives for sound, then here is an alternative:

http://www.directron.com/1200270.html

You don't have to have a cable to record CDs. Jim

 

[pintail]

Thanks paparazi and ANFPS26. Good to know about XP in case I EVER decide to leave 98SE. I thought there might be a splitter but had not come across one.