On Tuesday 25 Jun 2002 10:40 pm, you wrote: > On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:04:20 -0600 > > Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anne, > > > > I could be wrong, but I think only digital sound can be > > processed into surround sound. CD audio doesn't because the > > sound card just passes along a 2-channel analog signal. > > > > I bet if you used a SPDIF cable from your CD drive to your > > sound card (the two-prong rather than the four-prong > > connection on your CD drive) you'd get surround sound from > > CDs. > > > > Miark > > AFAIK you need a Digital cable (special little cable for CD-Roms, my g/f > has to use one for the same reason). They're cheap if you need to buy one. > Some of those audio cables have what are called "Universal Connectors" > too, that is a bunch of little connectors on the end of the cable. :) > > There *should* be a connector on the CDRom for "Digital". Try it? > > Femme
Analogue worked OK under Wins, but I'll try the digital cable when I have time. It's a real pain pulling everything out to get my box open. Anne
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