Jack

Forum discussion tagged with Jack.
  1. InTakeYT1

    Question Monitor audio jack not working on PC

    So I have speakers hooked up to the 3.5mm jack on the monitor and it outputs sound when my nintendo switch is connected (via HDMI) but not on my pc (via DP) any ideas? In the sound control panel I have my normal headphones, Speakers Realtek USB Audio (says "not plugged in"), Headphones Realtek...
  2. muchdsign

    [SOLVED] Splitting audio output on a piano

    Hey ! So I'm really not into audio tech and hardware, I know the very basics (how to plug a cable lol), but I do enjoy playing the piano. Now I want to use my piano as a "microphone" to play for my pals on Discord but here's my issue : my keyboard only has one output (3.5 mini-jack). This is...
  3. B

    Question PC won't detect headphones after reinstalling Windows ?

    I have recently freshly reinstalled my Windows 10 and now it won't detect my headphones connected to the audio jack. When I plug the same headphones in to usb-c port with adapter it gets detected no problem. I didn't mess around with the hardware at all, I tried installing all realtek and Intel...
  4. I

    [SOLVED] Rear audio output not working

    So I plugged in my other headphones into the front to test them while my original headphones were in the back. now they don't work while in the rear port. I want the rear port to work so I can access it easier. They still work while in front port.
  5. MatthewJamess

    [SOLVED] HP EliteBook 840 G3 Audio Problem

    My laptop had been working great for a couple or years now, but it started having problems a few weeks ago. It started with my discord mic sounding awfully, so I opened HP Assistant to check for any problems and updates. I had many updates to download, but the important for this issue is an...
  6. T

    [SOLVED] Split Front and Rear Panel Audio

    Hi, So I swapped my motherboard from a Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 to a GA-P75-D3. I used to be able to select two playback devices with my old motherboard (GA-H61M-DS2), so one for the rear panel, and one for the front. I used a Realtek HD Audio Manager and set Disable front panel jack detection...
  7. O

    [SOLVED] how to wire jack connector to rca connector?

    https://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/jack-stereo-rca-2.html Is this how you wire a jack to rca cable? Red wire is right rca connector. Blue is left rca connector. Both rca connectors' ground wires connects to sleeve on jack connector? Thanks.
  8. L

    [SOLVED] Dynamic XLR Microphone connect to PC

    Hi guys, I always used some cheap mic or my laptop's built-in one but lately had a lot of problem with the volume, background noises and stuff. I use my mic only for voice chat with friends, especially nowdays when everybody is home but i am always too quiet or have problem with the background...
  9. R

    [SOLVED] Reducer for jack from 6mm to 3.5mm

    Hi everybody, I have a mic with a 6mm jack, which I would like to attach to my laptop, but the jack port of it is 3.5mm... does anyone know how to help me? Thanks, R.
  10. H

    [SOLVED] Front Audio Jack is Broken

    I can't connect my headset in the front anymore because the audio jack stopped working. I hear the sound only in one speaker, so I have to use the auido jack that's on the back. But I want to use my speakers and my headphones in the same time, I don't want to keep plugin and unplugin, so I want...
  11. lordtristan28

    [SOLVED] Problem with Marley earbuds

    Marley earbuds with 3 ring audio jack works, But skullcandy buds with 3 ring audio jack wont, am i missing something? I know this might seem like a weird question, but this is bugging me even though it does not affect me one bit. Today i bought some Skullcandy Smokin' buds 2, They are wired...
  12. F

    Question Why my Windows 10 audio mutes after plugging in speakers?

    Almost every time i plug in big speakers into blasterx sound card thru 3.5mm jack, my audio on W10 goes muted/unplugged/disconnected. And i have to wait 10 seconds to restart itself? Is there some kind of short-circuit?
  13. T

    [SOLVED] Mic Need Single Jack

    My new mic need to be connected to a jack that's combined with the headphone, but I have 6 audio jack, the mic, and the headset jack is separated, and it won't work, it said that it can only work with a combined jack (or single), any idea how to fix it? or how to get around it?
  14. StrangeRay

    [SOLVED] Audio problem

    HELP ... My PC can't find my speakers and headphones when they are plugged in. Is there any solution? There's a red X on the audio icon. My PC didn't recognize any audio dispositive, speaker, headphones or audio recording device. I couldn't turn up, down or mute the volume with the shortcust and...
  15. HerrHerk

    Question Front panel Audio Jack is allways on max volume

    So my problem is quiet simple to describe, but caused me a lot of headacke lately. Somehow my Realtek HDA manager wasn't showing up, but after 2 days of tryharding i managed to make it work prperly. Sound equlizer and every function is jsut fine, but one! It only works if my headphones connect...
  16. W

    [SOLVED] [Akai Smart CTV5584] Can't find headphone jack on this TV, only a PC Audio In (both are listed in specifications though)

    Hi all, My mum has this TV and I got her a soundbar for it which has an optical and a 3.5mm headphone output. I tested it at mine on my TV and with a phone and it works perfectly through the headphone jack but on this TV, I can only find a "PC Audio In" that looks like 3.5mm audio but when I...
  17. O

    Question noisy display speakers

    Connected to a vga display is a desktop. The display has speakers connected by an audio jack cable. Depending on what website you are on, the speakers make a low noise. It was the same noise when I used a vga cable having no magnetic rings. After switching to a cable having two magnetic rings...
  18. R

    Question Which jack on the back of my motherboard is the 3.5 mm jack?

    I'm planning on buying the Logitech Z533 speakers, it connects to my PC with a 3.5mm audiojack, so i was wondering which one on the back of my motherboard is the correct port for the speaker? I have asus z170 pro gaming motherboard. I haven't gotten familiar with the color coding or anything...
  19. T

    Question IS my sound module damaged?

    I had sound working fine from the start (new system- aorus motherboard) but after i tried to connect a faulty rbg cable, the system shutdown, after a restart the sound stopped working but no driver errors. the only way i got sound was to connect it to my monitor via the graphics card. A system...
  20. T

    Question Motherboard Audio Jack Not Working

    Its not working there, it was working just fine a night before, but I think someone use my PC and I noticed they change my earphone jack so it connected to the case jack, instead on the motherboard jack, but when I plug it into the motherboard jack, there's no sound coming out, but its working...
  21. T

    Dynamic contrast on gaming, on or off ?

    Should I choose to turn it on ? or should I just turn it off ? and can you tell me why ? I'm looking for better image quality btw
  22. W

    Gaming rig went from unable to get past boot/bios, to not powering on at all...

    First, I will give a general summary of my problem, and then go into specifics: Summary: I've had this PC for 3-4 years and it has worked pretty well. Today, PC would not make it past boot screen/bios. I eventually figured out how to boot into the windows repair screen (by holding power to...
  23. Benc12

    Considering upgrading from a 1060 to a 980 ti?

    So im currently running a 1060 6gb and i have money that i can use on upgrades for my computer. Last thing i need to upgrade currently is the graphics card. I only want to be spending around £200 on the GPU (after selling 1060 id have around £350) 1070s are just out of my price range or i could...
  24. N

    BSOD Crashes! Different stop code almost every time!

    Okay, I have had this laptop for like 2 years and since like 1.5 years I am aware of this problem. BSOD would appear at any random time and ruin all tour work. So this laptop went in storage. Now it is my primary laptop and I tried a lot of fixes, I am a total noob so if u give me a fix then...
  25. O

    What would be my best GPU option

    All i want to do is play overwatch,I am buying this desktop https://www.amazon.com/HP-Elite-8200-SFF-Desktop/dp/B01HSJ2O0Y/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Q4NZ155SZTQB2EJF57JW whats the best gpu under 120 that would work or whats my best option to make this thing run overwatch at 60...
  26. S

    Need help in upgrading old pc

    Images of mobo https://ibb.co/h6gOLv Manufacturer- Hewlett Packard HP -110–150IL Current mobo- IPM61-TB Cpu-i3 3240t Ram-6gb Ddr3 Integrated hd 2500 I want to upgrade my CPU (only motherboard and gpu) ,my Mobo doesn't have any pcie slot for dedicated gpu, and it is micro ATX according...
  27. J

    Computer games capped at 60 fps

    Ever since two days ago, all the games on my laptop have been capped at 60 fps. This includes League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and even Super Hexagon. All of these games previously ran at at least over 100 fps on this laptop. Note that, yes vsync is turned off in both game...
  28. E

    Upgrading PC's CPU

    Hey guys! I am thinking of upgrading my cpu to my Asus rog g20bm and the motherboard has FM2+ socket (currently i have AMD A8-7600) and i would like to upgrade for the maximum best performance. Im playing a lot of H1Z1: King of the Kill and would like to run exactly that game better. Im not very...
  29. M

    Alienware Aurora Motherboard

    I've got a 7-year old Alienware Aurora desktop that I would like to upgrade if possible (it needs it!). The current specs are: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz, 8GB 1333Mhz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 5970, 1 TB SATA-II 7,200 RPM, and an 850W PSU. The current MOBO is an Alienware 04VWF2 Intel X58 Chipset. I...
  30. A

    Won't power up

    Moved CPU (meaning unplugged and left for a day) plugged back in and nothing except green blinking light on PSU
  31. J

    [BIOSTAR A70MGP] Motherboard HDD and SSD slot

    Hello. I currently have 1TB right now. I'm planning to add 1 HDD and 1 SSD for this motherboard [BIOSTAR A70MGP] - How many slot for HDD and SSD for this mobo? I'm planning to buy Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM010 (SATA 6Gb/s) Hard Drive and Kingston SHFS37A/240G HyperX® FURY 240GB SATA 6Gb/s...
  32. G

    Minecraft shaders 20-40 fps with Gtx 1060, 6600k

    As the title says, I have low fps with these PC specs. I tried going into Nivida control panel and turning off vertical sync, I turned down the render distance to 10 chunks, and turning off vsync in Minecraft, and turning the graphics to Fast.
  33. A

    I have connect PC to external moniter.. It was working but went out and would not show on external moniter so I took battery o

    No picture coming up on external moniter previously would work then it went back to blank. safter trying to get it to work and no luck I took battery out and put it back so I don't know whats on screen and no picture on external moniter...what can I do to fix this problem...any suggestions are...
  34. J

    Going To Building This PC, Advice On Parts Selected?

    Hello again, so I'm just ordering parts to build my PC in a couple of weeks and have a finalised parts list. I want to be able to stream games at 720p direct to Twitch and also the option to play games which I'm not streaming at 1080p at Ultra Settings getting 30+ FPS. Maybe possibly recording...
  35. S

    can you bypass the bios ram limit on a Toshiba P50t-A?

    I have a Toshiba P50t-A that has 12 gb memory in two cards, one 8gb and one 4 gb. I bought an exact same part number 8 gb Hynix card and installed it. However, the laptop won't power up. Power light blinks and then goes back off. I suspect it is limited in the bios. Is there any way around...
  36. W

    zotak nvidia gt640 2gb ddr5 vs ati radeon r7 250 1gb ddr5

    I want to know that which graphics card would be better. Zotak nvidia gt640 2gb ddr5 vs sapphire ati r7 250 1gb ddr5.
  37. G

    CPU's & GPU's Combinations

    Hello. I've been informed that usually a Nvidia GPU fits better with a Intel CPU when it comes to performance...but would it really be bad if i tried a Nvidia GPU combined with a AMD CPU...? Incase you wondering wich GPU i'm talking about it's a GTX560 Ti. Regards, Drake.
  38. A

    Driver wont install

    Hi, I have a problem with my Asus M5A97 R 2.0 Motherboard in that my USB3 ports and some USB2 ports wont work at all. The problem is the driver, whenever I download it, extract it and run setup I get the administrator message asking me to confirm that I want to run it, when I click yes, that's...
  39. K

    i think im getting conned

    sorry guys im new here! did RMA twice recently on Sapphire r9 280x vapor-x. then changed to Asus r9 280x, but was little big couldnt fit in. now im trying to change from r9 280x to gtx770 but the problem is my pc is kinda small. NZXT Apollo. so i asked the shop through email and they replied...
  40. Henri3794

    Low gtx770 Bench. after gaming?

    After playing bf4 or titanfall, my unigene valley fps goes from 48 to 30! The performance drop has been an issue and I've done mucho toubleshooting; shoudl I RMA the card? It also has began to perform very poorly in bf4...