From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 17 11:24:37 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from web116.yahoomail.com (web116.yahoomail.com [205.180.60.89]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 23D4337BB64 for ; Wed, 17 May 2000 11:24:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from eaglez69@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 29509 invoked by uid 60001); 17 May 2000 18:24:20 -0000 Message-ID: <20000517182420.29508.qmail@web116.yahoomail.com> Received: from [136.152.195.185] by web116.yahoomail.com; Wed, 17 May 2000 11:24:20 PDT Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 11:24:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Eaglez Subject: Re: trailing edge system recs To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Well, What i think he means about digitally ripping, is that (i'll use windows terms, since i've never ripped under freebsd yet) you can use 3 types of ripping: analog, software driven (i.e. mscdex), and hardware driven (i.e. aspi) I'm not exactly sure how that all translates into unix terms. YOU're probably using the mscdex method. do you HAVE one of those 2-pin connectors i mentioned? The hardware ripping gives better sound quality, and it's faster (yes, even better than standard cd-audio). Only more modern cdroms support this hardware method, and your soundcard has to support it too. Anyway, as for power supply, there was a message earlier in this about how early athalon boards DID require a 300watt powersupply, but more modern boards (like the epox) will work flawlessly with a 250watt. It doesn't have to be some special one either... any will do, as long as it's ATX :) -Jesse --- Haikal Saadh wrote: > > > > > CD ripping: I haven't gotten it working myself, in > > FreeBSD, but i happen to know that with most > modern > > QUALITY IDE cdrom's, you can rip in cd-digital. > This > > DVD drive i have certainly will. Just make sure > you > > can get the cd-digital cable. (it's a two-pin > > connector to your sound card, just like the > regular > > cd-audio cable) > > Never tried ripping under FreeBSD, but I've got an > LG > IDE CDROM that's about 2 years old and it works like > a charm. > > I was reading about casings and stuff the other > night, > and I'm under the impression that if you're runnning > an > Athlon, a 300W Power Supply is recommended. > > Anyone care to comment on that? is 250W not enough? > > Enlight casings rock! > > See also : http://www.sharkyextreme.com/theguide/ > > Cheers. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message