Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-14, 18:10

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Multimeter turned up today. It beeped on both ends of the cable. However, the multimeter cables wouldn't stay in the SPDIF cable holes without being held in manually by holding both the multimeter cable and the SPDIF plug; I had to get someone to help me, as I only have one pair of hands. Could the …

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Re: PSA: The Sound Blaster Live! help file contains a bunch of pinouts

Posted on 2024-02-13, 23:49

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This works like a charm to open hlp files on Windows 10.

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 23:17

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Still nothing, though 🙁. I don't have access to a multimeter right now, but shall test the cable for continuity when I can.

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 22:48

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This looks correct?

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 21:37

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That's the opposite of what the DVD drive manual says. Does this mean it's supposed to plug into the sound card the opposite way to the DVD drive? What I posted was the pin assignment for the SBLive's CD_SPDIF connector. The manual for your DVD drive is likely correct for its own pin assignment. …

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 19:59

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Disruptor wrote on 2024-02-13, 18:48: Just be sure you won't connect Ground with Signal. It is unlikely you will damage the devices, but you'd better try to beep the Ground with a multimeter first. I'm a complete noob at using a multimeter. I'll probably get it wrong and break the cable if it isn't …

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 19:58

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2024-02-13, 19:44: So this confirms what I've inferred before, Pin 1 is ground while Pin 2 is the SPDIF signal. That's the opposite of what the DVD drive manual says. Does this mean it's supposed to plug into the sound card the opposite way to the DVD drive?

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 17:53

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AdamP wrote on 2024-02-13, 08:11: I've contacted the seller for advice, though I'm not sure if I'll get a reply. They said it shouldn't matter which way round it goes in (hmm...) and that I should test the cable for continuity.

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 17:51

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progman.exe wrote on 2024-02-13, 10:15: This text from the manual is maybe the explanation for why the digital pins seem to do nothing: The manual implies the digital pins do nothing. Hmm... The manual also outright says the digital output pins do output digital audio signals. The unit …

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 08:29

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Ever since I started using SPDIF I don't think I've managed to plug the connectors right way around on the first try even once, I've looked for markings on the sound card and the drive, plugged in the cable thinking the pins are right way around, get only silence and then plug the cable the other …

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 08:11

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My money's on number 3, though I'm hoping it's something else. According to the DVD drive manual, pin 2 is ground, which is black, right? Can red be ground, too? I thought white was left and red was right? I've contacted the seller for advice, though I'm not sure if I'll get a reply. Does this cable …

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 07:49

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I don't have a Creative cable; I just have this generic one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372606655766 As you can see from my photo in the first post, mine has a white wire and a red wire. No black wire. Do I have the wrong cable? Mine also has no clips, and the sound card has no plastic cover over …

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-13, 02:59

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Well, I just get silence when I play CD audio when the analogue source is muted. Attached are some quotes from the manual about the drive's audio output, and a screenshot of my mixer settings. It looks to me like the drive does support digital output, yet I just cannot get it to work.

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-12, 23:49

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It's already unmuted, and, according to the manual, the 'Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device' option needs to be checked. It's always greyed out, so I can't check it.

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-12, 23:00

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I see two possibilities: 1) The drive doesn't support digital audio output via the cable, despite having the pins (though the manual seems to suggest that it does). 2) I've broken it by plugging the cable in backwards. Is there any way of testing these possibilities? Or do I need to somehow tell …

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-12, 22:18

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VxD.

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-12, 22:11

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The pins are documented in the manual, which also says: 'Outputs 16-bit digital audio data over the ATA interface. (support Audio Accurate)'. This sounds to me like it does support digital CD audio, at least over the IDE cable.

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-12, 22:03

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The cable plugs in just fine both ways, on both the sound card and the DVD drive. I've tried it both ways on both ends, but nothing's made any difference. My sound card has no plastic tab on the CD SPDIF pins. Could I have broken it by plugging it in the wrong way?

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Re: Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-12, 20:41

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I disconnected the analogue, and now I get no CD audio at all. I also still get hissing, which only stops when I mute the CD Audio. Yes, CD Digital is unmuted and turned up.

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Digital CD audio in Windows 98SE greyed out

Posted on 2024-02-12, 19:18

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Hi, I'm trying to get digital CD audio working in Windows 98SE. The option in the multimedia settings is always greyed out., and it's always using the analogue output. I have a Sony DDU220E with a Sound Blaster Live! CT4760. The SPDIF cable fits both ways, and I don't know which way around it is …

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