PC-DVD ROM drive no audio output cable?

Question

Hi-i just bought a new Lite-on DVD ROM drive for my PC and there is no stereo audio output cable supplied to connect to my M/B--can anyone please let me know if the drive will give audio output just by connecting only the data cable +power supply cable?Thanks---best wishes to all

The audio cable connects to a socket which has 4 pins on the M/B.----the DVD ROM drive also has a 4 pin socket at the back

Thanks a lot Gary---i have WIN XP Pro as O/S so as digital sound output i dont need the 4 pin cabe---thanks again.

Answer 1

Actually if your computer is recent vintage (last 5 years or so) probably even older than that, You don't need the cable. If you mark it as a digital sound output in the control panel Under System>Hardware> device manager you don't need a cable.
Actually this will probably happen automatically when the device is detected by the OS. Computers have actually not used the 4 pin cable in a good while. Most people think they need it but their computer has already marked the device as digital so the cable isn't in use anyway.

The system will transfer the sound as digital data through the drive cable to the sound card. Thats one of the things DMA is used for.

You only need the cable if you want to do an inferior analog sound connection to the sound card. I have two drives in my rig both DVD and they both work fine as a digital device. If you really want one go to any computer shop where they build computer's and they probably have spares. Or try an electronics store.

I am assuming you have XP or later or even Linux.

Answer 2

You don't need the audio cable - cd/dvd drives will simply read the digital data off the disc and convert it to an analog signal on the motherboard.

Answer 3

YES it should play fine, IF however you do not get it playing audio (most players read teh digital signals now, not the audio direct to aound chips) then simply buy a CD Audio cable from a computer store and install it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

DVD-ROM usually don't have a build-in audio connector. To use the audio output, you have to connect it to your mainboard's connector. As usual you need a media player to play it such as Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic, VLC Media Player, Real Player, etc...

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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