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"Bobb" <rjschmoe@nospam_netscape.net> wrote in message
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| I had one in there - 4 pin CD to CD1 jack on the motherboard - same thing.
| It wasn't until tonight that I tried to use this Cd player for music. I do
| get internittent sound. I thought I needed that cable. Spent $5 for it
today
| (my old one had different end on it (tiny vs this one which is the same on
| both ends)) and the CD is the same either way. Does the .cda output go to
| this 4 pin cable ?
| I couldn't figure how the factory CDRW works fine via the same IDE cable
| (cda files too), but it does.
| After I hooked up the new cable and cda files were bad, I figured to try
it
| wothout the cable - same thing.
| Why / how does it require the 4 pin cable ?
| Any setting I need to change ?
| Thanks.
|

The issue here is playing digital audio vs. playing analog audio.

Earlier CD-ROM drives and earlier operating systems only supported analog
audio, which is what the 4-pin cable provides. You need to connect the cable
between the CD-ROM drive and the sound card.

Newer CD-ROM drives and newer operating systems (like WinXP) support digital
audio, which is transfered over the IDE cable. No need to connect the 4-pin
cable.

Old CD-ROM drive with new operating system requires you to use analog audio
(so need the 4-pin cable). You may need to go to Control Panel for that
CD-ROM drive, go to Properties and UNcheck "Enable Digital CD Playback".

Hope this helps,

SB