Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:54:16 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "Michael D. Norwick" <mnorwick@centurytel.net>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Can't access a music CD Message-ID: <3908D37D-F2C5-422C-82AE-020F10AD28C2@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20111013021459.6eb958f1.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4E924B4D.4050801@centurytel.net> <20111010063740.GA23603@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <4E92BF3C.8080807@centurytel.net> <20111010104450.GA28895@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <4E9616FD.5080404@centurytel.net> <447h49yed0.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <4E9627A6.8000907@centurytel.net> <20111013021459.6eb958f1.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Oct 12, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Polytropon wrote: > On today's disc drives, you typically don't have a > 3.5mm headphone connector for direct listening. Also > some sound cards (unlike most onboard sound chips) > have the ability to connect the "CD audio" wire inside > the machine. This feature is obsolete, but still works. > It's typically not part of laptop designs. A fair number of motherboards with integrated audio will take the analog audio output from a CD/DVD drive; the better ones will also accept a 3-pin digital SP/DIF connection as well. Even if they don't, however, it's not uncommon for them to have audio connectivity in the form of a microphone input buried within a 10-pin extension header (AC'97 and Intel's HD Audio front panel connector), rather than have a 4-pin or 3-pin connector which matches the cable which came with the CD/DVD drive. Anyway, none of the above should not be needed with modern SATA devices-- digital audio data goes directly over the SATA cable without a need for a separate audio cable. Any laptop (which isn't obsolete) would use this route. Regards, -- -Chuck
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