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Need guidance on how to configure my headphone audio-out connector on my PC case!
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17. July 2007 @ 06:50 |
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I?ve bought a new Advance PC Touch Me Case online from Pixmania. I?ve been using it for a while now with absolutely no problems, until I tried to connect my Logitech Stealth Gear headphones to the front ?phones? connector alongside the USB connectors.
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/175015/a...c-tower-ca.html
The Advance PC Touch Me PC case.
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product...enuID=1&LanID=8
The ECS K8M890M-M motherboard currently being used.
This is my first time dealing with these new types of computer cases so I really don?t have much understanding on how to rectify the predicament at hand. If anyone is familiar with what the problem, then please don?t hesitate to advice me on what I need to carry out in order to get the headphones to work with the front ?phones? connecter of the PC case. Thanks.
Simon
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17. July 2007 @ 07:03 |
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The touch aspect is new to me, but everything else seems standard. The headphone connector at the front of the case has a connector going from it (it should be labelled) that plugs into the header marked AUDIO on your motherboard.
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17. July 2007 @ 07:11 |
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I'll check to see if it is connected, be back in 10-15 minutes to let you know how it goes.
Simon
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17. July 2007 @ 07:14 |
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OK. I'll be making my journey home soon. Post back and I should reply within no more than an hour.
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17. July 2007 @ 07:49 |
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Ok, I?ve opened the case and checked the manual for assistance- only to find the microphone and ear phone connector already connected to the appropriate place.
I removed the connector and re-connected it, booted up Windows XP and tested the headphones in both front-connectors with no luck.
What else could I try to resolve this problem?
Simon
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17. July 2007 @ 08:14 |
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I assume you're using the onboard audio rather than an additional sound card?
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17. July 2007 @ 08:24 |
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I'm using a pci sound card, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy.
Could that be causing the problem?
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17. July 2007 @ 08:34 |
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lol! Yes, because you're plugging the front panel connectors into the motherboard's onboard sound, which you've disabled. There should be a connector on your PCI sound card of the same sort, use that one instead!
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17. July 2007 @ 08:55 |
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Ok i've checked the sound card for the 9-pin connection. To my disappointment, the sound card doesn't seem to have one. (which is strange becuase I thought Creative Audigy was a good sound card and I bought it recently)
The only extra connection it has is an AUX connection and this is just a 4-pin connection.
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17. July 2007 @ 09:01 |
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Hmm, sucks. Which Audigy did you buy?
Is it really important to be able to use the front audio ports?
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17. July 2007 @ 09:07 |
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17. July 2007 @ 10:08 |
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The Audigy's a better sound card, lol it's the one I had, but although it's an Audigy and gets most of the cool software, it's very featureless. It can only support 5.1 with a microphone, not 7.1, and it has no MIDI, or as you noticed, a front audio port.
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17. July 2007 @ 10:16 |
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Haha, never mind- i'll make do with the on-board audio. (Which ain't all that bad, Quake 4 still sounds amaazing ;))
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17. July 2007 @ 10:18 |
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So you need that extra cable length? Personally I find using the front audio a Pain. I recommend you use the PCI sound card, better sound (esp with software) and you can plug headphones into your speakers' headphone port anyway.
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17. July 2007 @ 10:26 |
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@dragonz17
The Audigy does in fact have pinouts for front headphone/mic inputs, however it is in the form of Creative's 40pin configuration, so that users would buy their breakout boxes. Here is a diagram to help decipher what pin is what. But if you need more instructions google "Audigy Pinouts"
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17. July 2007 @ 11:17 |
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Thanks for the post 6spdSER, I took another look at the sound card and noticed that the connecter is far to petite to connect to the case audio 9-pin connector.
Thanks anyways 6spdSER.
Simon
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17. July 2007 @ 11:35 |
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Yeah I think it requires either rewiring or a breakout box.
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17. July 2007 @ 12:14 |
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A "breakout box"? is that like a special adaptor for the sound card to connect to the 9-pn audio connector?
I wouldn't know what to do with it? (Hell I don't even know what it is)
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