TECH HELP - Front Audio Panel

[Lizard]

Yes, it will be hardware based no doubt, when in doubt...whip it out!ooooer missus, a rebuild beckons maybe.

[Snake Diamond]

Already done a Re-Build, twice!!! !annoyed!

[Snake Diamond]

Foxconn M-ATX 661FX7MI-S

[Lizard]

More guff here snake..

[Snake Diamond]

Thanks Liz, that partway deals with the problem.

If you read

This is what I want:
Mute the back panel audio when front panel audio is active.

At the moment, this is happening (they are both connected, but only the front should be active when the front audio jack is connected):
Have both back and front audio active simultaneously (for example, speakers connected to the back and headphones connected to the front).

I've already done this, to no avail:
Designate whether you are using headphones, 2-speaker systems, 4-speaker system, etc.

[Sam Slater]

Ok, when I got my new antec case a few years ago, the front audio connector fitted snugly and properly on my motherboard as well. Trouble was, 2 wires (can't remember which right now) were wired into the plug in the opposite way to the pins on the motherboard. I had to manually reverse them. Even then, the plug from the case had a wire less than what was the pin set-up, and so the front panal audio was only good for input, and not output.

Different manufacturers pick either the intel motherboard layouts when designing their plugs, or nforce board layouts, and I had an nforce board with a case that had the plug layout for an intel based chipset (or something like that - it was ages ago after all).

Check the pin placement on the motherboard, and make sure -by checking the manual that came with the case) that the audio plug has all the correct wires connecting to the correct pins.

It doesn't matter that the plug fits if the plugs wires are connected differently.

There's no bloody standard you see, and I gave up trying to get my mic to work on the front panel, so just use the rear panel now.

Also check -I'm guessing it's onboard sound- the options in your audio drivers software (eg. realtek sound manager for me) and look for options like "jack sensing" or something similar.

Sorry Snake, that's the best I can do mate.

[Deuce Bigolo]

At least your info means he won't have to sink to praying to the almighty Bill Gates just yet

Just a shame there isn't a decent diagnostic tool that actually shows up the problems like this instead of every test saying...no coflicts..working properly

I think I've fixed more problems on my computer by running software like
than any inhouse diagnosing

[Deuce Bigolo]

If your running windows vista

[Snake Diamond]

I contacted the company I bought the case from, & they say there is 2 potential issues which could be the reason for this.

1. The wires leading from the Front Panel Audio are not exactly how they are supposed to be, from the Manufacturer's PDF Guide, the Pin Layout on the Motherboard matches the Cable Pin Layout on the Cable connector, but instead of Pin 4 (Mic Bias) & Pins 7 & 8 (N/C & Key), there is NOTHING there, also the Audio L Return & Audio R Return cables are just short loops into the L Out & R Out.

2. The Audio Sockets on the Front Panel don't seem to be Switch-back, only Through-put. So even though they are connected, they won't Mute the Rear Panel Audio Sockets.

The Headphones do work at the same time as the rear sockets, so at the moment, it looks like the only thing I can do is to have both Front & Rear Sockets in use permanetly, just turn the power off to the Computer Speakers/Stereo HiFi as & when I need to. !annoyed!

I am in communication with the Manufacturer about resolving this, but I don't hold out any hopes for a speedy resolution, it's a Chinese company, & it was built in China, so no quick english based conversations to sort it out. !glum!

[Sam Slater]

Dude, scenario one was what I was talking about in an earlier post.