*HELP* Audio not working

[curtisbarnesgk]

Hello everyone of Linus Tech! I built my rig in mid 2015 and has the following components;

Raidmax Vortex ATX 420-wb case

MSI H81M-P33 mini-ATX motherboard

Intel Core i7 4790S CPU (liquid cooled with corsair h50)

MSI GTX 960 2gb

1TB HHD

corsair CX600M power supply

8gb ddr3 1600 RAM

*Audio Periferals*

Logitech external speakers

Turtle Beach Earforce x11 headset

 

okay so Ill make the story short- I had ordered some fans that I needed to install for exhaust (trying out a push/pull orientation). So I popped off the front panel of my case and installed everything A-Okay. Once I booted my computer back up, all of the audio had stopped working. I immediately went to Google and Reddit and read up on some potential problems - my drivers could be messed up... so I uninstalled any existing drivers for my speakers and headphones. Then I threw my motherboard driver disk into my computer and tried reinstalling any RealtechHD audio drivers. no good. My immediate thought after this did not work was that it is a hardware issue. I triple checked my JAUD1 port (the port where I plug in the HDaudio cable that runs from the top of my case down to the lower end of the motherboard. When I looked at the top end (where the chord connects to my case) it had seems as though the prongs were bend downward a little bit. I'm only 20% sure that this could be the problem- HOWEVER I don't think that my computer would recognize audio devices if it were this hardware issue.

I have checked my speakers and headphones and everything is fine with those... they were working as of earlier yesterday and now I get zero audio.

***UPDATE***

--> The VU meter next to my speaker fluctuates with sound... meaning that it is detecting sound... but physically there is still no actual sound

 

SOMEONE HELP ME!  

 

thank you and all the best, Linus Crew!

 

Curtisbarnesgk

 

[Djole123]

Did you try plugging speakers directly to the MoBo I/O (back of the case)

[FallenDomino]

Quick question, is it front audioo ports or rear audio port you are normally using?

 

[curtisbarnesgk]

Just now, Djole123 said:

Did you try plugging speakers directly to the MoBo I/O (back of the case)

Yes that is usually where I plug my speakers in - windows recognizes that I plug in my speakers but no sound follows...

[curtisbarnesgk]

1 minute ago, Bergensaren said:

Quick question, is it front audioo ports or rear audio port you are normally using?

 

rear audio ports for speakers and front audio ports for headphones - when I plug into both sides windows will recognize that I plugged something in but no sound.

[FallenDomino]

Can you right click on the speaker symbol bottom right, and click playback devises, and check what is the default audio device?

[Djole123]

I guess an ext sound card is your only choice

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZHP0O4U/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1457793483&sr=1-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65

[curtisbarnesgk]

8 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

I guess an ext sound card is your only choice

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZHP0O4U/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1457793483&sr=1-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65

do you think it could be the case audio? in other words, do you think a new case would help the problem?

[FallenDomino]

Can you right click on the speaker symbol bottom right, and click playback devises, and check what is the default audio device?

 

[Djole123]

2 minutes ago, curtisbarnesgk said:

do you think it could be the case audio? in other words, do you think a new case would help the problem?

Don't think so...

[curtisbarnesgk]

1 minute ago, Bergensaren said:

Can you right click on the speaker symbol bottom right, and click playback devises, and check what is the default audio device?

 

my speakers are currently the default device