Sound Card

onzey

If it were me I think I would try booting with a live Linux disk like Knoppix. It might reveal that your audio is still capable of working if you get a positive result.

Robm1955

onzey wrote: »

Quite likely to be on board sound.

I seem to remember having an external USB sound device once which is another option if sound can't be restored.

It is the on board sound. My son lent me his usb sound device, which does work through the speakers, but won't work with my cordless headphones, which I use more than the speakers

onzey

What model cordless headphones do you have?

Robm1955

onzey wrote: »

What model cordless headphones do you have?

They are Tevion, which where bought from Aldi some years ago, and work perfectly normally. I've never had any problems with them.

Lum, I've run a latency test, and it stayed mostly green, with the odd yellow appearing now and then, but no red. Looks like I'll be ok with an Asus card. I looked in the shops at the weekend. PC world didn't have any PCIe sound cards, and Maplins cheapest in store, was £60. I want to get one as soon as I can. I'm going on holiday soon, and want to sort some mp3s out to take with me. Can't do that without sound. Using the usb with speakers means that everyone else has to put up with them too.

onzey

Are they like these

http://download2.medion.com/downloads/anleitungen/bda_md82441_uk.pdf

It says "If the signal indicator remains off, switch on the audio source and increase it's output level until the red indicator light comes on".

If they are the same, is there no level at which the light comes on with your son's USB sound card?

Robm1955

onzey wrote: »

Are they like these

http://download2.medion.com/downloads/anleitungen/bda_md82441_uk.pdf

It says "If the signal indicator remains off, switch on the audio source and increase it's output level until the red indicator light comes on".

If they are the same, is there no level at which the light comes on with your son's USB sound card?

They're very similar, but not the same.When I said they don't work, there is sound coming through, but it isn't very loud, and distorted. Changing the channel settings on the headphones and transmitter doesn't change anything.either. I've ordered the ASUS sound card suggested above, so we'll see how it goes.

Robm1955

Ok, went for the Asus Xonar card, and speakers working brilliantly, but front panel not. I've checked, and re-checked that the card is inserted properly, and the cable is attached for front panel. This is the first time I've used the front panel since installing it a couple of weeks ago.

Lifeforms

Assuming it's not an extra drive panel, but the ones integrated in the front of the case you need to make sure they're correctly plugged in on the motherboard. What is the motherboard you have? (You need to get the manual to see)

also make sure in sound settings they're not turned off.

Robm1955

Oh, I assumed the jumper cable (or whatever it's called) for the front panel, should be connected to the front panel plug socket on the Xonar card, or am I wrong?

onzey

I think you're right. 9 pin connector on the card

Might just be a setting in the interface.

6.2.2 in DGX manual for Analog out mode says

The Analog Out setting is used to match your actual
speaker setting, such as headphones, 2 speakers (or 2.1),
4 speakers (or 4.1), 5.1 speakers, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.1). Xonar DGX will play the channels and do the proper 3D surround sound processing accordingly. Select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers.


So is there a setting there for Front Panel Headphones and Front Panel 2 speakers?