NOTE:
The following section is only for those installing a soundboard in their
PC. If you are not using a soundboard, skip to Chapter 9.
Soundboard Installation
YOUR TASK:
Install a soundboard in your PC.
YOUR OBJECTIVE:
Make sure that the soundboard works properly with
your CD-ROM drive.
YOUR METHOD:
Follow the instructions for installation that came
with your soundboard. Follow the instructions
given below to connect the soundboard to your
CD-ROM drive.
From Plextor’s perspective, soundboards fall into one of three major categories:
1) Soundboards that have no CD-ROM drive interface (e.g., ATI Stereo F/X,
Logitech Sound Man 16, Turtle Beach Multi-Sound).
2) Soundboards that have a proprietary CD-ROM drive interface built onto the
board (e.g., Creative Labs Sound Blaster, Orchid Sound Producer Pro,
Wearnes Tech Beethoven ADSP-16). Typically, the only drives that can be
attached are mediocre performers that sell for a low price.
3) Soundboards that have a SCSI CD-ROM drive interface built onto the board
(e.g., Media Vision Spectrum 16, Diamond SonicSound, Prometheus Aria
16SE). Any SCSI CD-ROM drive can be attached to this type of soundboard
and should work if the proper device drivers are used.
If you own a soundboard that falls into category #1 or #2 and want to use it with your
6PleX drive, you also must buy a separate SCSI interface board (e.g., Future Domain
TMC-1610, Adaptec AHA-1515). You should follow the directions starting on page
21 regarding the installation of a SCSI interface board. Then, check the diagrams given
on the following page to see how you should connect your audio cable.
If you own a soundboard from category #3, you probably do not have to buy a separate
SCSI interface board. The only time when you might need a separate SCSI interface
board ---- even though you have a category #3 soundboard ---- is if you have multiple
SCSI peripherals (e.g., hard disk, scanner, printer) attached to your computer. In such
a case you may want to buy a separate 16-bit SCSI interface board. This is because
most soundboards with a built-in SCSI interface use only an 8-bit SCSI interface, which
probably would not provide adequate performance if multiple SCSI peripherals were
attached to it. (This is true even if you buy a ‘‘16-bit’’ soundboard. The ‘‘16-bit’’ refers
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