Problems with headphones in PC

[Plebbby]

So I built my new pc and its running fine, it has Windows 10 installed, but I can't connect my 3.5mm headphones using the front and rear ports. HELP

[Tsuki]

does windows just not see it?

make sure you have all updates and your proper mobo drivers

 

@Plebbby

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and welcome to the forums

[MeshFile]

Front headers connect to the motherboard's front panel connections. Refer to motherboard's manual on where the case's front connectors will plug on where. Also, make sure you install drivers of motherboard (chipset, audio).

 

Something like this

 

Connects to this

[Josephdalepi]

So I built my new pc and its running fine, it has Windows 10 installed, but I can't connect my 3.5mm headphones using the front and rear ports. HELP

find the audio drivers for your motherboard

[Plebbby]

does windows just not see it?

make sure you have all updates and your proper mobo drivers

 

@Plebbby

also make sure to follow your topics so you get notified when people reply.

and welcome to the forums

Thanks, went on device manager and made sure that the updates were the latest ones, which they were, got the hd audio plugged in if that answers your other question?

[Plebbby]

Front headers connect to the motherboard's front panel connections. Refer to motherboard's manual on where the case's front connectors will plug on where. Also, make sure you install drivers of motherboard (chipset, audio).

 

Something like this

 

Connects to this

Plugged in the hd audio one, does every computer have an ac '97?

[Plebbby]

find the audio drivers for your motherboard

Audio drivers?

[Josephdalepi]

Audio drivers?

whats your motherboard? 

exact

[Plebbby]

whats your motherboard? 

exact

Asus F2 A85-M LE

[Josephdalepi]

Asus F2 A85-M LE

https://www.asus.com/support/Download/1/43/1/4/lpyiGWIZ6OxDIvCI/8/

[Plebbby]

https://www.asus.com/support/Download/1/43/1/4/lpyiGWIZ6OxDIvCI/8/

That's the one

[Josephdalepi]

That's the one

thats the downloads page for the drivers

use the drop down to select your os

scroll down to the audio drop down and click the minus

click the first blue global button to download the drivers

install

[Plebbby]

thats the downloads page for the drivers

use the drop down to select your os

scroll down to the audio drop down and click the minus

click the first blue global button to download the drivers

install

Ok, installed it, that it?

[mad dudy]

Ok, installed it, that it?

so did it work?

[Plebbby]

so did it work?

No, it doesn't register as headphones in the sound list

[MeshFile]

Plugged in the hd audio one, does every computer have an ac '97?

Not all will list it as 'ac97'. Refer to manual of your case on what it looks like but it should follow the pin layout of the motherboard's front audio panel.

 

I am assuming you can get audio on your PC by using the back 3.5 mm audio port of the motherboard and the only problem is using a speaker/headphone using your case's front audio port. If you can use your speaker/headphone on the motherboard's audio port directly, use other case to test if the front audio panel of the problem case is broken.

 

If you can't even hear anything on any audio port of the computer, make sure you properly install the driver of your motherboard; verify if the device manager is listing anything on the 'Sound, video and game controllers' section like this: