It would depend on the 2X CDROM.

Most that old required a connection to a sound card.
Also, most had to hook up to a specific type of sound
card connector, such as Sony, Panasonic, or Mitsumi.
Some could connect to a IDE connector.

You need to get an add on card (sound card with CDROM
connectors or EIDE card) that matches the 2X CDROM.

What is the make and model of the CDROM drive?

Steven Walley

At 07:09 PM 4/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all
>A friend has an old Compaq 486 SX 25 running Win95.  He would like to add a
>2X CD Rom someone gave him.  Now the problem is there is no IDE controller
>to connect the cdrom to.  The sound card does not have a connector on it and
>I could not see one on the motherboard.  Can anyone tell me how I can add
>this CDROM and what I need to do so.
>TIA
>Andy

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