x-fi and the "cd in" slot missing

[nycdude]

Hi all,

My old audigy card had a "cd in" slot where I usually connect a wire that lead from the cd/dvd drive. On the x-fi, there is no such thing in sight.

Do I still need to connect "a drive" to the sound card.

advise.

Thx

 

[Pixle]

I had the same situation as well. It didn't need the cable to function properly.

 

[Arcanedeath]

thats for an analoug CD playing via your cd rom its not required w/ NT based oses anymore as the Cds audio is now sent over the IDE / PCI bus and doesn't require a dedicated connection to the sound card like it did in the old days.

 

[nycdude]

Originally posted by: Pixle
I had the same situation as well. It didn't need the cable to function properly.

haha. Is that something legacy??? I guess I can take the cable out altogether.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Don't need it.

 

[nycdude]

thanks all. old habits die hard. 😉

 

[Varun]

It's funny because that cable has not been required for quite a while, and yet every dell computer still comes with one. In a world where saving a few pennies on each machine could make the company a lot of money, I would have thought they would have removed that cable a long time ago. I'm sure they are not the only company that does that too.

 

[pkrush]

Yeah. It's strange how many people think that the CD audio cable is still required (strangely enough, including the Cisco A+ exams). Does Linux still require it or something?

 

[The J]

I don't think Linux does, either. I've played CDs in Ubuntu fine and I don't use that cable.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Even though that cable got annoying because it was never long enough to route any other way than straight over to the drive (ugly with a side window) I still actually liked it. When playing an audio CD in windows now it speeds the drive up for the digital instead of 1X (quiet!) for the analog out. Oh well, I don't play audio CD's in my computer much anyway but when I'm home my brother's computer is on the other wall from my computer and he listens to CDs in it - and that drive buzzes so loudly it gets on my nerves 😛

 

[Oyeve]

Do they still have SPDIF out connections on cd/dvd roms anymore? I havent noticed if they do or not.

 

[Auric]

Alas, I reckon direct digital output is rare these days since the el-cheapo PCI bus method became standard with the intro of ye olde DVD. Perhaps the X-FI's SPDIF_IO header could be utilized to avoid loading the PCI bus. To solve an over-revving drive during CD playback, check for a firmware update, manufacturer utility or grab the universal freebee Nero DriveSpeed.