Hi to all , this is my fisrt thread.. [bold]Front Panel Audio Connection[/bold] i have a computer case not sure what brand but the problem is that my front audio connections are completey differnet to what they should be. my motherboard is a Asrock K7SXE and it doesnt have the matching connection. the connection type is a minijack (the ones at the end of headfones) i have tried googling it and no luck. can any one help becuase i find the front panel audio connection very usefull.
So, to make sure this is clear, your case has audio in/out jacks in the front. And inside the case, leading away from these, there *should* be some small cables, with little rectangle connector pins on the end, that plug individually into your motherboard for correct configuration. Are you saying that the case instead of having wires with these little plastic headers inside, it has male or female audio jacks like you would use for a stereo? Or is that just on the outside? I dunno if you're able to, but pics would be good, just to make sure we are on the same page. Also, what case do you have?
i think he means the front minijack plugs are no longer working or are not working properly. which probly means that the cables that are connected to the motherboard were put on the wrong connections or have some how unplugged themselves... if the 2 audio plugs are switched for example headphone=mic, mic=headphone. then all you have to do is switch the 2 plugs that are connected to the mobo.
"Handsom" You Seem To Be On The Same Page as Me.. there isnt any small cables with rectangs that connect to ther board but yes there is two cables the ones used for stereo , i am unsure of the case model. unsure of teh make he case was givin as a gift
What you're describing is unusual, but honestly not completely unheard of. I've seen it before in a couple rare instances, usually with very old cases. My suggestion is heading down to a fry's electronics, they will actually be able to get you the part that does it. Otherwise, the fix is somewhat simple, and somewhat not. All you need to do is dissassemble the jack, and find the negative and positive ends, sometimes they are the same, and it doesn't matter; other times it really does matter. Then makeshift something with which you can connect those wires directly to the pins on your motherboard, which are usually diagrammed out pretty well on the board, the trouble is finding them, but they should be labeled at the very least. Electric tape would be a little.... Difficult to use, but find some way to connect the wires to the pins, without them touching, and you'll be all set. It's not an easy solution, I would truly suggest going to Fry's and asking about the part, because they WILL have what you need, but that's not to say you can't makeshift it.
New cases are always nice too. One suggestion, regardless of where you end up buying the case, I like browsing through newegg.com, simply because they have so MANY customer reviews. You can immediately get a pro and con for every product they sell. It's kept me from making some unknowingly bad buys, and I suggest it for anyone, regardless of where they make their purchase. It's good to see other people tell you if parts of the case are too close, bad airflow, etc. Hope that helps!
