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I have a regular cd-rom and a cd-burner (both internal). My Soundblaster Live card only allows the attachment of one audio cable from the sound card to the cd-rom. Is there a Y adapter I can purchase so I can connect one sound card to two cd-rom drives?
If yes, what is the web address of the merchant.
Thanks
[This message has been edited by Rizano (edited September 18, 2000).]
I do not believe a Y-Splitter exists ... but I do not know.
However, every SBLive! card that I have seen has a digital (2-pin) audio connection, and the standard analog (4-pin) (sometimes one of the older straight pins and the white-block style -- forgive my vague descriptions I know not what these are called exactly) .. anyway, this may be the case with your card -- most new CD Drives will accept the digital as well as the analog style .. check it out, it may be the case on your SB Live board.
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-zero~abYss
There are CD-ROM cables that have 2 ends (for 2 CD-ROM's). I have seen them in PC's (HP's namely) but never for sale in a retail shop.Quote:
Originally posted by zero~abYss:
I do not believe a Y-Splitter exists ... but I do not know.
However, every SBLive! card that I have seen has a digital (2-pin) audio connection, and the standard analog (4-pin) (sometimes one of the older straight pins and the white-block style -- forgive my vague descriptions I know not what these are called exactly) .. anyway, this may be the case with your card -- most new CD Drives will accept the digital as well as the analog style .. check it out, it may be the case on your SB Live board.
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"Everyone knows the best bands are affiliated with Satan."
If you don't mind doing a bit of soldering, how about making your own?Quote:
Originally posted by Rizano:
[B]Is there a Y adapter I can purchase so I can connect one sound card to two cd-rom drives?
B]
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If you have a new CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, I would connect it to your SB Live! with the digital, two-pin connector (if the drive has digital-out capability) and connect your CD-RW to your soundcard with the analog, four-pin connector.
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why don't you save yourself some trouble and only put your music cd's in one drive??
just a thought https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif
Cause, the S/PDIF connector sounds sooo much better than the analog connector (Live!'s DAC is much better than the one on the CD-ROM).
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