Front audio not working

Towly · Mar 28, 2011

Hi All

Since i've installed windows 7 my front audio does not work since. The strangest thing is that my front microphone works. The sound drivers for the motherboard is not Win 7 compatible. I've even tried plugging out the pins for the front audio and plugging it back in. It does not show in audio playback sound devices but in recording the front microphone shows and is working 100%
I've even plugged out the rear speakers if was blocking the connection.
Can I please need some help.
In XP all worked 100% no problems
Is there probably a registry entry that i can add the front audio device showing and working again?

Thank you very much
Regards
Terence

robal · Mar 28, 2011

Must be driver issue (front jack detection, probably).

Which soundcard are you using? I'm sure there are win7 drivers for it.

Cheers,

robal · Mar 28, 2011

BTW... If you're using your onboard audio (VIA VT1708A) , there are Win 7 drivers here: http://www.via.com.tw/en/support/drivers.jsp

Cheers,

Towly · Mar 28, 2011

Thanks Robal
I'm currently on via's site now...
Here is the list of supported audio chips: VIA HD Audio Codecs VT1702S, VT1705, VT1708B, VT1708S, VT1716S, VT1718S, VIA HD Audio Codecs VT2010, VT2002P, VT2020S, VIA HD Audio Codecs VT1812S, VT1818, VT1828S

The VIA VT1708A is not listed here...Should it make a difference in sound chip versions?

robal · Mar 28, 2011

I suspect there's no driver difference between VT1708A/S. You can download and try it.

One more thing to check...
Since (maybe) you're new to Windows 7. Have you checked setting in your "playback devices" ?
In windows 7 (opposed to XP), HD codecs' front panel connector audio is treated as an independent sound card. (so you've got two cards in your system: "rear speakers" + "front headphones").

It's possible that your FP audio IS working, but not making a sound, because it's simply not enabled, or rear-output is set to be default for all programs.

Cheers,

Towly · Mar 28, 2011

I know windows 7 all to well Robal...And I've checked the sound devices...it's not even showing...And i've got show disabled devices selected as well as show disconnected devices. Still nothing is showing...but microphone is working 100% at the front.

micropage7 · Mar 28, 2011

i guess its the driver err, recognize its not mean it would work. it just a mark that the system recognize the hardware and mostly installing the right driver.
what kind of windows that you install, is that with sp1?

Towly · Mar 28, 2011

I've installed sp1 when it was released a few weeks ago or month...Got Win 7 Ultimate...but i'll test the driver from via that Robal referred me to. Been running win 7 for a year now.

Towly · Mar 29, 2011

Hi All. The driver did not work...got an error on the drivers...

System Name	Towly's Midrange Menace / Home File Server
Processor	Intel Core2Quad E9550 2.83Ghz / Pentuim 4 3Ghz HT
Motherboard	MSI G31TM-P25 / Gigabyte GA-945G Pro
Cooling	Cooler master V6 / Intel Stock
Memory	4 gb 800mhz DDR2/ 2gb 800mhz DDR2
Video Card(s)	MSI Geforce 460 GTX 768MB / Intel onboard
Storage	1x 120 gb 1x500gb / 2 x 1TB sata,1 x 160Gb,1 x 80Gb, 2 x 500Gb sata
Display(s)	19" HANNS-G LCD
Case	Jeantech Achilles Mid Tower / Standard atx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard HD / Onboard HD
Power Supply	Vantec ION2+ 600Watt / XGR 450W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit / Windows XP Pro
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 03 = 42483 Unigine v2.5 = 1555 http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/2982.html

System Name	If you name your systems, get a boy/girlfriend...
Processor	i7 4770k
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Formula
Cooling	Custom waterloop around Black Ice GTX 360
Memory	16GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 FE
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
Case	HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Software	Windows 10 x64

System Name	If you name your systems, get a boy/girlfriend...
Processor	i7 4770k
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Formula
Cooling	Custom waterloop around Black Ice GTX 360
Memory	16GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 FE
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
Case	HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Software	Windows 10 x64

System Name	Towly's Midrange Menace / Home File Server
Processor	Intel Core2Quad E9550 2.83Ghz / Pentuim 4 3Ghz HT
Motherboard	MSI G31TM-P25 / Gigabyte GA-945G Pro
Cooling	Cooler master V6 / Intel Stock
Memory	4 gb 800mhz DDR2/ 2gb 800mhz DDR2
Video Card(s)	MSI Geforce 460 GTX 768MB / Intel onboard
Storage	1x 120 gb 1x500gb / 2 x 1TB sata,1 x 160Gb,1 x 80Gb, 2 x 500Gb sata
Display(s)	19" HANNS-G LCD
Case	Jeantech Achilles Mid Tower / Standard atx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard HD / Onboard HD
Power Supply	Vantec ION2+ 600Watt / XGR 450W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit / Windows XP Pro
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 03 = 42483 Unigine v2.5 = 1555 http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/2982.html

System Name	If you name your systems, get a boy/girlfriend...
Processor	i7 4770k
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Formula
Cooling	Custom waterloop around Black Ice GTX 360
Memory	16GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 FE
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
Case	HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Software	Windows 10 x64

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified