No output from motherboard audio jack. Possibly broken?

[jscho]

Hey all.

I was listening to music a short while ago, and this is how my cables are set up.

Motherboard > 2 metre 3.5mm cable > female to female 3.5mm adapter > headphones (because the cable on my headphones is super short and no stores nearby had a 3.5 extension)

 

And when I want to use my speakers, which is what I was did just before, I switch the cables around.

 

Motherboard > 2 metre 3.5mm cable > female to female 3.5mm adapter > cable to speakers > speakers.

 

 

When I went to connect the speakers to the adapter, it detached, no worries. I went to plug it back onto the long cable, and I felt a buzz of electricity on the jack when I touched it. No more output.

The only output I get is when you're doing that channel test in the sound control panel? Yeah, when testing the channels it's all buzzy and just shit.

Dead jack? I may have shorted it.

[Leonard]

Why do you guys unplug and plug stuff while the PC is on...i just don't get it. Only with USB devices is that okay as USB is normally set to partial initialization.

 

Yes it is fried. You can how ever get a USB dac <----- loved by my cousin.

[The Cool n00B]

Did you check to make sure Windows is outputting to the correct device? If it really is broken, you can always get a soundcard or a USB DAC. They can both be kind of expensive, but better than mobo audio (if you even care about that sort of thing).

[jscho]

Why do you guys unplug and plug stuff while the PC is on...i just don't get it. Only with USB devices is that okay as USB is normally set to partial initialization.

 

Yes it is fried. You can how ever get a USB dac <----- loved by my cousin.

 

Figured an audio jack was as hot swap as hot swap gets. I've got other ways of getting audio, just wanted to make sure that it was busted before I go fishing behind all the ties behind my desk to get at the cables.

[Leonard]

Figured an audio jack was as hot swap as hot swap gets. I've got other ways of getting audio, just wanted to make sure that it was busted before I go fishing behind all the ties behind my desk to get at the cables.

Most people think so until something like this happens...you are not the first  ....once electricity hits the port, it is fried in most cases but be sure it is the MOBO and not the headphones and or the speakers. Check them in on different devices if you can.

[jscho]

Most people think so until something like this happens...you are not the first  ....once electricity hits the port, it is fried in most cases but be sure it is the MOBO and not the headphones and or the speakers. Check them in on different devices if you can.

 

Speakers and headphones working fine. Tried 3 pairs plugging directly into the jack. Well and truly dead haha.

[Leonard]

Speakers and headphones working fine. Tried 3 pairs plugging directly into the jack. Well and truly dead haha.

Okay. Now you know...unless it is a USB plug and play device, shut your PC down before plugging in any gear.