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/art/advance/8509-touch-me-pc-tower-ca.html The Advance PC Touch Me PC case. http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pr...ailID=657&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=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
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.
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
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!
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.
Hmm, sucks. Which Audigy did you buy? Is it really important to be able to use the front audio ports?
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(11248)SoundBlaster-Audigy-SE-71-surround-sound.aspx SoundBlaster Audigy SE 7.1 surround sound Internal oem Which is better to use gaming wise? SoundBlaster Audigy SE 7.1 or the on-board Realtek ALC655 6-Channel audio CODEC
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.
Haha, never mind- i'll make do with the on-board audio. (Which ain't all that bad, Quake 4 still sounds amaazing )
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.
@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"
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
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)
