| Title: | IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc. |
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| Created: | Mon Jan 02 1995 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Maybe there is a simple answer to this, but I can't find a definitive
one. What are the correct interface cables for the standard (Sony/
Panasonic/Mitsumi) cdrom interfaces ? Can you use the standard IDE (or
Floppy) cables or do you need something special ? How about the audio
cables ? Is there a FAQ on this stuff anywhere ?
Thanx in advance
Yaacov
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| 2909.1 | CAMPY::ADEY | Is there a 'Life for Dummies'? | Fri Feb 07 1997 14:30 | 6 | |
re: Note 2909.0 by SMURF::FENSTER
If no one replies here by tonight, I'll pull off the cover of my system
at home tonight and do a comparison.
Ken....
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| 2909.2 | TLE::INGRAM | oops | Fri Feb 07 1997 17:07 | 17 | |
Panasonic and Mitsumi are both 40 pin straight through cables, same as IDE. I'm not certain about Sony, But I believe it uses a 34 pin cable and you could use a floppy cable provided the cable has a 34 pin header connector (3.5" floppy style) and you connect before the twist in the cable (i.e. the straight through connector). Audio cables are not that easy. Even different models from the same manufacturer can require different connectors. There are several different connectors used by various sound card manufacturers too. If you have a Computer City local to you, they sell about a half dozen different CD audio cables; several sound card connectors in parallel at one end of the cable and a CDROM manufacturer specific connector on the other. Larry | |||||