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Realtek HD Audio Problem.

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by eddy315west

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OK heres the scenario thats happening.

i use a logitech gaming headset.i plug it to the onboard audio module on the motherboard and music and all sounds are low and my microphone works fine.

i plug the same headset to the jacks that came on my case in the front my music and all sound is heard normally the way it should but my mcirophone doesnt work.

how do i properly configure this so the both work like there supposed to.the mic and sounds .

btw im using the hd audio driver version 1.94

heres my setup.

PC Case : Fatal1ty FC-ZE1 Champ1on Series Gaming
Motherboard: DFI Lanparty UT N590 SLI-M2R/G Revision A2 Bios Date: 2007/12/26
CPU: AMD 64X2 6000+ Socket AM2
Mem:4GB OCZ Platinum DFI Optimized For LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R (4-4-4-15-1T)
MFG##OCZ2P800LP2GK
P.S.>:OCZ 850w GameXStream (NVIDIA SLI-Ready)
Hard Drive :Western Digital Raptor X (150 Gb)
Video: ATI Radeon X1900XTX (512 MB)
Sound :Stock
O.S.= Windows XP Pro SP3

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by Former member

A noise-canceling microphone puts the focus on your voice by reducing background chatter, and the in-line volume and mute controls give you instant access to audio adjustments.
Read up more on your manual to adjust the sounds when not on the mic.

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.

by oh smeg

The back connectors for the Line out are designed for Amplified Speakers not Headphones so they don't have any real amplification built in only the PreAmp to allow the amplified speakers or other devices to work with a small signal that they amplify. The Line In or Mic Line are not like this and will work the same as all the other connections.

The Front Panel Connectors are designed to have unamplified things like Headphones plugged into them so they have a higher level of Amplification than the back ones.

This is the basic design of all M'Boards and short of building your own M'Board you can not alter this.

Col

by eddy315west

ok thats a very good explanation but how come my mic doesnt work while connected in the front but in the back it does?

by rob miners

of the older PC's have a cable inside that needs to be brought through the back of the case and plugged into the MIC port at the rear to be able to function. The front port may not be connected to the Motherboard.

by older mycroft

Have you FULLY explored each and every entry as it is listed when compared to what appears in Device Manager?

I've noticed that the front ports can, on occasion, sometimes be switched off (that is, they have not yet been enabled).

When you access the slider controls for 'Audio Properties' you are not necessarily looking at ALL available controls - only the ones that are currently activated. ;)

by oh smeg

Are Not correctly connected to the M'Board. You will need to look at page 49 of the M'Board Manual to find the Pinouts of the Header Strip where the Front Panel Leads plug into the most likely thing is that the Left & Right Mic leads are correctly plugged in but the neutral link isn't so make sure that it's plugged onto the Negative Pin not the VCC Pin.

After you have checked this open the Control Panel then Sound & Audio Devices click on Advanced then Play Control then Options Proprieties and enable all the devices by placing a Tick in the Box and save the changes do the same in Record as well.

Then click on Advanced Controls to make sure that is enabled. This version of Realtech should react when you plug in a Lead tot he Sound Socket at least so make sure that is happening and set the correct device to the Front Panel Sockets. You also need to check the Mic to see if it has a 3 Connection 3.5 mm Jack and not a 2 connection 3.5 mm Jack. There should be 2 plastic Insulation rings around the Jack breaking the actual Jack into 3 different connectors a Left Mic, a Right Mic and the Neutral. If there is only one plastic ring on the Jack you have a Mono Jack not a Stereo Jack which is the required type for this M'Board. Also look at the Front Panel Leads to make sure that these have not been damaged. It's also possible that the actual Socket is faulty but this isn't very common.

Col

by eddy315west

I Wanna Thank Everyone that helped me out on this. Especially OH Smeg Your Post Was The One That Got Me Working.

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