does it matter which way it goes into dvd or cdrom and motherboard?
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does it matter which way it goes into dvd or cdrom and motherboard?
i wonder if i have the right cable.. it has three wires red black and white,, i wonder if i need a 4 wire cable
Yup, it does matter what way u plug it in, u will notice the plug has corners missing on one edge correspong with the socket, thus they should only go in one way... if it were put in the wrong way u'd have reversed stereo and a deformed plug/socket.
...and yup your cable should work fine.
But... do u really need those cables? They're an old method of getting sound from an Audio CD to the Sound Card the analog way...
Most CD Drives are capable of DAE (digital audio extraction) so all u need is the right program and those cables are not needed for anything. U'll get better digital quality and save a bit of clutter in the PC case :)
there are no missing corners
all 90 degree angles
ahhh, i think the CD-ROM drive i looked at must be really old, opps :D
Just found some cables and the design of recent ones are different, but same principles apply in that it only goes one way, just this time there's lugs and a clip to hold it, rather than missing corners.
BTW: there are digital cables too that can connect between the CD-ROM and some sound cards, but its easier to use DAE IMO as i said above.
The Audio cable shouldn't be necessary as the sound from your DVD\CD drive will be channelled through the IDE cable
well thanks but why is the sound so low i can hardly hear it?
i think i need the audio line
the guy at shop said it doesnt matter which way it goes
It doesn't matter which end of the cable goes where if that's what u mean, both ends are the same. But orientation of the plug must be correct.
A few questions... What are u trying to play (a CD i assume) and what program are u using to play it, it may help to know OS too?
Its probably just a setting somewhere, those cables arn't usually needed... tell us more and we may have an answer :)
Some of those cables have little clips on one side, these ensure that they only go in one way. If they haven't got a clip then they will go in either way but if you get it wrong then the speakers are reversed. The correct way is to have the white wire on the right and the red on the left when looking at the socket.
Red [ ] White
But has everyone else has already said, they are probably redundant now.
Hi Philgo, I've not seen the plugs that go in any way (where have i been :D), all mine (now useless to me) have some kinda way to insure correct orientation...
But even so, whatever type is used u'll ideally want it in the right way for reasons allready mentioned... U can also double check its in right by moving the balance on the PC to check it corresponds with the speakers.
Hi LotusAstra, it seems to be the newer ones that are like that, probably cheaper to make. Not sure why some have 4 wires though.
It's a bit sad that we are messing about with this stuff first thing in the morning though :D
thanks . but to the board how does it go? why dont i need it? it must be for something
On the board there is a cut out on the outside edge of the socket, that's the top.
thanks but i know nothing of such software ,, i have the cable and i think it will improve sound is all,, its very low right now
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Originally posted by LotusAstra
Yup, it does matter what way u plug it in, u will notice the plug has corners missing on one edge correspong with the socket, thus they should only go in one way... if it were put in the wrong way u'd have reversed stereo and a deformed plug/socket.
...and yup your cable should work fine.
But... do u really need those cables? They're an old method of getting sound from an Audio CD to the Sound Card the analog way...
Most CD Drives are capable of DAE (digital audio extraction) so all u need is the right program and those cables are not needed for anything. U'll get better digital quality and save a bit of clutter in the PC case :)
Just so we can clarify a few things, like i asked above... What are u trying to play (a CD i assume) and what program are u using to play it, it may help to know OS (version of windows) too?
Most versions of "Windows Media Player" do support digital playback (without using those cables), give it a try... There are ofcourse other programs that do also... but u may need to select the correct options before it will do it... if we know what u'r using we can probably tell you how to get it working or suggest what u may need.
Many years ago using those cables were the only possible way to get sound from CD's to play on a PC, so, thats why they were designed... You could happily connect it up and use those cables still nowadays, it will do its job, but its old technology now and not as good IMO as using the digital connection now provided by the IDE cables.Quote:
why dont i need it? it must be for something
Were talking about playing CD's, right? Given the choice between digital and analog, i choose digital every time... a CD is digital, so it makes more sence to pass it through the PC in digital format, rather than converting back and forth using those cables. On my setup the audio is digital all the way to my external amplifier which makes for a cleaner signal.
Its very low probably because you have a passive sound card and passive speakers....you are more than likely going to need some amplified speakers
no a dvd laurel and hardy the flying deuces 1939
i put in cable and it sounds the same
either i have a bad board with onboard sound or only 196 megs of ram
it sounds awful
thanks
sound is crummy and low volume and yahoo messenger jolts me as it can be loud
ok well the audio cd does sound just fine so i dont know why the dvd wont play
So all other sounds are OK, then its surely nothing to do with u'r speakers... and those analog CD-Audio cables wont help u neither for playing a DVD.
What DVD program are u using? also what speakers do u use and do they connect via analog or digital?
It most likely just needs setting up in options to suit u'r speakers
Heres an idea... have a look in its options for sound/speaker setup and make sure its set for your speaker configuration... U may have a Digital Output on your sound card/mobo (SP-DIF) that the program is trying to use with nothing connected to it (hence no sound), may just need to deactivate it and select an analog output to solve the problem.
on board sound
i dont know
a cheap ecs board
i have no warnings in system control panel
i have power dvd i think
Well i'm not sure without knowing your system specifics :confused:, but i'm still pretty sure its a setting in Power DVD (if that's what u'r using), u should be able to find options to setup your speaker configuration.
For Power DVD u may find the info u need HERE, hope it helps.
:)
ok thanks maybe i have a defective dvd player
I hightly doubt that if your audio cd plays fine.....you probably should do as Lotus says and check the settings in power dvd as well as the advanced settings on your volume control
ok thanks if i can figure it out