> I had a problem much like this with my old Mitsumi single-speed BUS CDROM.
> Under DOS, I had no problems. If, on the other hand, I booted Linux or
> Windows 95 (protected mode environments) and tried to play music or anything
> of the sort through it, I got bursts of static on any IDE drive access. I
> eventually removed the CDROM, bought a Mitsumi 4x ATAPI, and the problem went
> away.
>
> It isn't an issue now, but I'm still at a loss as to what causes that.
Probably the mixer settings were different under DOS.
-- Kenneth Albanowski (kjahds@kjahds.com, CIS: 70705,126)