Hello, I've been using SuSE (9.1, and 9.0 before that) on a desktop computer, and have routinely played music CDs using KsCD. A few weeks ago, my CD RW went bad, and I took the computer to a shop to have a new CD RW installed. The shop didn't connect the CD RW to the sound card, so KsCD no longer works. (It detects the CD and "plays" it, but there is no sound.) Totem plays music CDs fine, even without the audio cord connecting the CD RW to the sound card. (Because it uses the IDE interface?) I'm trying to decide if I should install an audio cable or if I should do without it. Are there any major disadvantages to using software like Totem to play music CDs rather than using KsCD with an audio cable? For example, are players like Totem more CPU-intensive? Also, is it fairly common for newer desktop computers to ship without an audio cable and to rely on players like Totem to play CDs? Thanks for your thoughts. Dom