microphone trouble

[orangetag001]

ok i have just a regular non-usb microphone but eversince i built my computer i cant get the connection right on the mobo
here is teh case
[link=http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/crazypc_demon_case/index.shtml]case[/link]
and here is the motherboard
[link=http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/content.php?S_ID=283#]mobo[/link]

i have the drivers installed but nothing

 

[NinjaFluff]

What do you mean exactly by "can't get the connection right on the mobo"?

Are you connecting it directly to the motherboard in the back, or the front panel? Some cases with front inputs require you to run the lines from the front panel to the speaker jacks in the rear of the mobo. Wrong, but they do it that way. My case is like that.

Next question, are the ports on your mobo color coded? are you matching them correctly?

 

[orangetag001]

ive tried to connect them in the back ports on teh mobo...the headphones work just the mic doesnt work and yes they are color coded....and by "cant get the connections right on the mobo" i mean the plugs you plug into the mobo from the front panal jacks

 

[NinjaFluff]

so then, sounds like there's two separate problems here, 1) the mic doesn't work, and 2) the front inputs don't work.

for problem 1), have you checked the sound levels? by default, most windows installations come with the mic muted. While you're there, make sure your mic volume is turned up. In addition to that, I've got two sets of headphones, and BOTH have a switch to mute the mic in the headphone lines as well. If you've got another set of headphones or just a regular mic, try those too.

As for problem 2), how do the cables terminate from the front panel? Are they the regular 1/8" stereo jacks, or are they for individual pins on a mobo?

 

[NinjaFluff]

okay, found a pic of the case that does the cable terminations justice. It uses individual pins for the connections.

According to the mobo's manual (page 16), hooking up the front panel speakers/mic will DISABLE the rear audio outputs.

Because it bears asking, is this something you want done? If you'd still rather have the rear outputs, you can always get a Y-adapter for the rear outputs so you can use speakers and your headset at the same time. I've got powered speakers that I can turn on and off, so this is how I've got mine set up.

 

[orangetag001]

ive got powered speakers too...>_>

 

[NinjaFluff]

Alright, now how about those mic levels or muting? Also, do you have another computer you can plug your headset into just to verify that the mic actually does work?

 

[orangetag001]

yes ive done that and it does indeed work...ive plugged the left mic in, right mic in, and grnd in just like in teh manual you showed me and still nothing even when plugged into front

 

[NinjaFluff]

so, it works when you plug the headset into another computer, but not into the front panel or the rear panel of your new computer. You said that in your audio properties the mic wasn't muted, right?

 

[orangetag001]

im positive that the mic itself is not muted and the audio properties is not muted

 

[orangetag001]

ok i got it working but now im gettting like some fuzzy noise that wont go away and is just constant thru headphones and when im testing my mic

 

[NinjaFluff]

And now the tweaking begins! Is it a high-pitched, whining kind of noise? Kind of like feedback?

btw... what did you do to make it work?

 

[orangetag001]

and when i test my mic in steam it just goes "graghsahahghaghagghag" and even when i talk i get nothing its just "graghsahahghaghagghag"

 

[orangetag001]

i plugged in the mike gpio or something and plugged my mic headphones into the speakers

 

[NinjaFluff]

did you try the line in?

 

[orangetag001]

line in?

 

[orangetag001]

im using the hd realtek audio manager and when i changed the mic in option to line in and tried it in steam it just goes "bump bump buzumpumpumpump"

 

[NinjaFluff]

on your motherboard, pins 5 and 9 are right and left line in. if you've got the leads for it, you may also try hooking them up to the Jack Sense pin, #6.

 

[orangetag001]

ok here is what i have in order from left to right
r out, r in, gnd, mic in, l out, l in, gnd, mic bias
so yeah...where does mic in go into?

 

[NinjaFluff]

I'd say that the Mic In goes in either pin 1 or 3. I can't find anything that's being very helpful on the 'net right now...