cd/dvd rom audio cable

[fordtruckman_05]

Hey, just wondering if using a audio cable for the cd rom/dvd rom is better than using just the ide cable? or do i need the audio cable? and how do i hook it up? i have internal soundcard on my mobo.
Thanks, and sorry for the newb questions lol:rolleyes:

[Will.Spencer]

The little voice in the back of my head tells me that you need the audio cable connected if you intend to play audio CD's.

There should be a place to connect it to your sound card, or in this case, your motherboard.

[fordtruckman_05]

My motherboard has an f_audio connector....which i asked about in another thread on how to connect the front headphone and mic to which i did. But is that what i would connect the cd/dvd drive audio connector to? If so i think i will just snip off my wires for the heaphones and mic at the plugs and just use the dvd/cd connector LOL im so confused

[Will.Spencer]

Just keep your CD audio and your computer audio seperate in your head.

If you have a "normal' CD in your drive and you play the music on it, that's CD audio.

If you have a CD full of MP3's in your drive and you play the music on it, that's computer audio.

Same end result, different process. Only the CD audio goes through that audio cable. The computer "audio" goes through your IDE cable.

The audio cable normally needs to be plugged into your sound card, so that CD audio gets input into your computer and you can then treat it like any other form of computer audio.

Or, you can be cool and never use audio CD's any more.

[fordtruckman_05]

i think ill be cool and never use audio cds considering i usually use my ipod lol
thanks for the help