In my computer, I have onboard sound on the MOBO -- but this is disabled in the BIOS. The audio output of the CD is connected to the MOBO and the amplified speaker system is connected to the Soundcard. I have been told that this would mean that I will not get any sounds from the CD -- BUT I DO!!! Got any ideas?Barry

Hi Barry,Some motherboards also have a jumper that must be set to disable on-board features... sometimes just disabling them in the BIOS isn't enough.Tricky, these computer component makers... :-)

Yes -- thanks for that - but , in this case, :) my MOBO doesn't have any jumper like this.Barry

Barry,I guess you proved those naysayers wrong! Why worry about it, if it sounds okay?If you want to see if there is a difference, move the small audio cable from the MOBO connection (note the orientation because it is stereo) and plug it into the sound card's CD audio connector (again note the orientation) and test by playing a audio CD. If it sounds the same or better leave it. If not, return it to the original connector.W. Sieffert

I think your "problem is that you are playing the CD in digital reproduction mode. What that means is that basically, the CD drive reads the CD and converts it to digital data sending it to the rest of the PC as if it were a file. Then the sound card takes over and plays the sounds over the speakers. My advice is to connect the cable to your soundcard, so you can enable analogue playback, which I believe has better quality, because the sound doesn't need to be downsampled for digital transfer.Hope this helps....http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/30195.jpg___________________________________________________ Lu

Good thought, Luis! I had forgotten about the digital cable, since I haven't used that option!W. Sieffert