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More info?)
Yes , I want to hear audio cd's .
Ive just checked my pc inside , it has only 2 cables the big white one (flat
cable maybe?) and the one with the yellow,black,red cables..
What should I do next ?.
"RobertVA" wrote:
> Questor wrote:
> > When I put my headphone in my cd-player on my pc, there is no sound coming
> > out of my headphone. Do I have to activate it or something ?
>
> Is your intent to hear audio CDs or other sounds?
>
> The jack on the CD drive itself only works when playing audio CDs AND
> using the decoding circuitry IN THE DRIVE. Some late model computers use
> software and the sound accelerator (on a card or the motherboard) to
> play audio CDs, bypassing the digital to analog circuitry in the drive.
> If you feel comfortable looking inside your computer, count the cables
> connected to your drive. If you only have two cables connected to that
> drive, your audio CDs are probably being decoded by your sound accelerator.
>
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