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RoflJoker

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Hey, I just bought a new headset and found that it wasn't working. I tested other headsets and speakers that use Jacks and was sad to find that they all don't work. USB Headsets do though. I'm not sure why they aren't, they were working only a week ago.

Any help would be very appreciated!
 

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Jacks on the rear of the PC or the ones in the front I/O panel?

Also could you list some specifications or go to your userCP and fill them in there and be sure to check the box to share them;)
 

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Jacks on the rear of the PC or the ones in the front I/O panel?

Also could you list some specifications or go to your userCP and fill them in there and be sure to check the box to share them;)

They are on the Rear.

Sorry forgot about specs somehow aha :p

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Graphics Card: Gigabyte, Nvidia GTX 560 2G
Headset I'm trying to use: Roccat Kave
4gb of RAM

If you need anything else let me know.
 
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Go to your control panel and sounds and make sure the headset is the default device.
 
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Did you install the Audio drivers from the CD that came with the motherboard or did you download the latest?
 
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Also, make sure your USB drivers are installed.
 

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http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177463 this is his problem

Post a pic on how you plugged in the jacks at the back.

and on the sound driver settings, based on the pic you posted in the other thread, you need to click on each jack color, like green, pink, etc and manually set them. e.g. Front Left/Right, Subwoofer/Center.. etc = SET IT AS 5.1 not Stereo

Oh and don't use realtek 2nd HD audio output, Use "SPEAKERS"
 

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Thanks for all the replys!

Ok so, I have the latest Audio and USB Drivers. I downloaded the Drivers and didn't use the CD.

Well you can see how there plugged in with this screenshot. All the highlighted ones. If you want a real picture just let me know



Thanks for the help guys!

EDIT: Oh and Lyndon how do you change them manually?
 

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Thanks for all the replys!

Ok so, I have the latest Audio and USB Drivers. I downloaded the Drivers and didn't use the CD.

Well you can see how there plugged in with this screenshot. All the highlighted ones. If you want a real picture just let me know

http://i.imgur.com/Hklw9.png

Thanks for the help guys!

EDIT: Oh and Lyndon how do you change them manually?

change the Stereo in the drop-down to 5.1

and disable HD audio 2nd output and set "speakers" as default in the windows playback devices options

EDIT: wait a sec, im gonna post my settings, as we have the same headset
 
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change the Stereo in the drop-down to 5.1

and disable HD audio 2nd output and set "speakers" as default in the windows playback devices options

Alright did all that and still not working. This is what I got now



Thanks so much for the help, I appreciate it.

And thought I would let you know in the tool bar of my computer it keeps letting me know that a device has been plugged in then it will say plugged out and repeat this. Not always some times. :)
 

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here are my settings

roccatkavesettings1.jpg roccatkavesettings2.jpg roccatkavesettings3.jpg
 

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Hmmm alot of them things aren't on mine when I open them tabs. Should I have the HD Audio or the AC97 plugged in the motherboard?

the ac97/hd audio don't matter if you don't have anything plugged in the front panel, if you do have, try both settings to see which one would work.

Did you copy the first picture's settings? the "device advanced settings"
 

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the ac97/hd audio don't matter if you don't have anything plugged in the front panel, if you do have, try both settings to see which one would work.

Did you copy the first picture's settings? the "device advanced settings"

I tried to it has the playback options but not recording device settings :/
 

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Do other speakers/headset work in your PC, specifically the rear panel?
 

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Well USB headsets work fine, but I was using a jack headset in my front panel about one weak ago and it was working. Wierd :/

Does a different device also make it say that the audio device is being connected/disconnected? Is it possible that it isn't make a good contact inside the stereo mini-jack itself and slight movement is causing it to cut in and out?
 

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Does a different device also make it say that the audio device is being connected/disconnected? Is it possible that it isn't make a good contact inside the stereo mini-jack itself and slight movement is causing it to cut in and out?

They didn't even show up, might be because they are old though. Seems like there's a problem with the jacks, but the register with Audio manager. Soo weird :S
 

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They didn't even show up, might be because they are old though. Seems like there's a problem with the jacks, but the register with Audio manager. Soo weird :S

Did you try a different audio device to see if it was the same deal. Does this happen with any audio device you plug in?
 

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Did you try a different audio device to see if it was the same deal. Does this happen with any audio device you plug in?

I'm not to sure, don't have many headsets with jacks to test, it never use to though. I tried a different audio device though.
 

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I might just have to grab another headset with only a USB. Starting to look like that's my only option, or get buy a soundcard that isnt built in to my motherboard :/
 

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Please do not double post. Use the Edit button:)
Sorry you could not get it working. Try contacting the manufacture and trouble shoot the issue with them.
 

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Please do not double post. Use the Edit button:)
Sorry you could not get it working. Try contacting the manufacture and trouble shoot the issue with them.

Sorry for reposting, it ended up kind of being a motherboard problem so I came here instead. Sorry though won't happen again. I got kinda depserate to aha.

Sorry though :)
 
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