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why my cdrom drive have mono sound when playing cdplayer?but when playing game or others it has stereo sound.the description of drive creative 24X soundblaster awe 16 bit

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jcarlo

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eddyhalim

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so where should the cd cable to be connected to the sound card? the connections have three parts : Aux1, aux2 ,cd?

jcarlo

The cable connects to the card someplace on the inside of the computer, not on the back (where the speakers et al. plug in) - check your sound card documentation for details. Do you have the CD ROM audio cable? It's a little thin thing, with about four wires running parallel to one another, and a tiny connector at either end (shaped something like the power connectors for the floppy drive, but a little smaller). One end goes into a connector on the back of your CD ROM, and the other connects to your sound card, on some connector which will be inside your PC. Your sound card and CD documentation will have more details on exactly where the connectors are. Also, I believe the connectors on this cable are not keyed, so you will have to watch out about orientation; just try it one way or the other and see which works.

Also, for a quick fix, check out your sound control software (click on the speaker icon in the tray (right side of the takbar). Make sure that there's nothing about "Mono" or an unchecked "Stereo" option.

Also, if you try the stuff I gave in the above answer and it doesn't work, please reject the answer to reopen it.

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Jeremy

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The problem is the audio cable, you need to unplug the audio cable out and make sure the red and white SHOULD place on the outerside !!!

TRY IT !!!!