Ziz
02-27-1999, 10:31 PM
Hey all, assorted questions... Answers/suggestions on any of these is appreciated.
1) My Creative 24x CD drive occasionally has problems running certain CD's. Most recent is the March Computer Gaming World disc; it's like the drive is trying to get up to speed but something keeps slowing it down. I've also had problems recently with the drive not recogizing that a disc has been put in the drive. Open and close the drawer a few times and eventually it works. Could the drive just need a lens cleaner disc run through it?
2) I have 2 case mounted fans (one front, one rear) that are powered via pass-thru style power connectors. I saw the same fans at computer shows recently with the 3-wire motherboard style connectors on them. Aside from the temperature monitoring features of the MB BIOS (Asus P2B), is there any advantage to getting the 3-wire versions of the fans?
3) I have an ATI All-In-Wonder Pro AGP and an SB Live Value. The AIWP has an MPC2 (white) audio out connector on it to allow for CD audio pass-thru on older sound cards. I picked up an MPC2-to-MPC3 (black connector) cable at a show, but the cable only has 3 wires, not 4. Will it work properly or will I be missing my left (or right) audio channel when using the card's A/V functions?
1) My Creative 24x CD drive occasionally has problems running certain CD's. Most recent is the March Computer Gaming World disc; it's like the drive is trying to get up to speed but something keeps slowing it down. I've also had problems recently with the drive not recogizing that a disc has been put in the drive. Open and close the drawer a few times and eventually it works. Could the drive just need a lens cleaner disc run through it?
2) I have 2 case mounted fans (one front, one rear) that are powered via pass-thru style power connectors. I saw the same fans at computer shows recently with the 3-wire motherboard style connectors on them. Aside from the temperature monitoring features of the MB BIOS (Asus P2B), is there any advantage to getting the 3-wire versions of the fans?
3) I have an ATI All-In-Wonder Pro AGP and an SB Live Value. The AIWP has an MPC2 (white) audio out connector on it to allow for CD audio pass-thru on older sound cards. I picked up an MPC2-to-MPC3 (black connector) cable at a show, but the cable only has 3 wires, not 4. Will it work properly or will I be missing my left (or right) audio channel when using the card's A/V functions?