On Wednesday 29 May 2002 08:04 pm, Igor Scerbina wrote:
> Hi , My name is Igor Scerbina, I recently installed Mandrake linux
> OS and am interested in learning as much as i can.
Good for you Igor, and welcome ;)
> I am currently having trouble setting up my cmi8338 sound card. It
> plays the error sounds but doesn't want to play any of my audio
> Cd's.
I'll assume you mean audio CD's in your Cdrom ? You need a 3
wire cable running from the CDrom drive to either a connector on the
sound card, or a header on the motherboard (if your sound chip is
integrated into the mobo). The connection on the Cdrom (pins) are on
the far left side looking at it from the back. The connector on a
sound card is fairly obvious, sometimes there's two. You can use
either. If you have onboard sound, you can find which is the correct
header (pins) by refering to the mobo's manual, or it might be
labeled on the mobo. Polarity (which way you plug the connectors in)
only makes a difference for which speaker gets which channel. So
before you put the case cover back on, test to make sure left is
going to left, right to right. If it's backwards, just reverse a
connector on one end of the cable.
If you have any problems, holler back and tell us what computer
you have. If you don't have the Cdrom cable, any computer parts
outlet will sell (maybe give) you one.
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Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
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