-=> Quoting JEAN PARROT to JIM HOLSONBACK <=-

 JP> My post has nothing to do with the USB ports, I got mine to
 JP> work fine, four of them. But my audio access from one CD is not
 JP> useable as my board says that I can connect both of them but
 JP> there is only one set of the four pin "on-board " connections.

Which "board"? Motherboard or Sound card?

And double check the docs. Sometimes (especially on motherboards) the
docs will cover *optional* features that your particular version of the
board may not have.

 JP> Is there a Y available for this so that I can use either CD
 JP> device to listen to music while I type away ? I could use the
 JP> other type of connection and I did but the output is not the
 JP> same. ( digital ? )

The two wire connector on the CD is some sort of digital. the 4 wire is
stereo audio. And I seriously doubt that there are any Y cables
available, as they'd result in a royal *mess* if you had an audio CD in
both drives and accessed both.

 JP> Also, I have a front of the box connector for a mike and
 JP> headset. There are two cables running inside that I have not
 JP> connected as the end connectors are marked : audio in and out
 JP> & ground and such for the two cables but the board is not
 JP> marked. Do they go in a special standard order that you would
 JP> know ? 

Depends on the board. And unless it's an "integrated" system all from
one vendor, there's a good chance that the motherboard may not support
all the stuff that you've got on the front panel.

Without part or model numbers for the components, we aren't going to be
able to help you.

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