Quick CD-ROM cable question

[Yossarian]

My CD-ROM has both analog and digital outputs, and my sound card has both inputs. Can I connect both cables at the same time, or are they mutually exclusive?

Is there any point to connecting one of the cables to my burner?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Vinny N]

Never tried using both at once.
(I guess you would if you used your computer with another operating system in which the drivers don't support muting/unmuting digital cd audio from your sound card)


If both were working(believe it or not, some CD-ROM drives are manufactured with both connectors, but the digital isn't actually enabled) then I would simply use the digial output for cleaner sound.

To your burner from your CD-ROM? Definitely doesn't do anything.

From your burner to your soundcard? Sure, then you can get cd audio from your burner