ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME

Azrimalos

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Hello,
I am having troubles with my new motherboard's Audio. I have the ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME. When i plug in my Razer - Kraken Pro Analog Gaming Headset or my other "cheaper" headsets all i get is a ton of fuzz with very little sound and the mic's not picking up sound. I am having this problem with the built in audio and the front panel audio from my Rosewill Blackhawk-Ultra tower.

If someone could please help me with this.

I have tried re installing the drivers and have them up to date
 

have you installed the newest adio driver 2.7 from realtek web page?? the head set/speaker output on most mb is the gren port are your head set plugged into the right ports?? try with just the head set first and not the mic to rule out audio feedback.
 
have you checked in the bios that the audio chipset is turned on. a lot of time down with ati or nvidia card there hdmi audio output becomes the main audio output not the realteck onboard audio. check in sound device manager what audio output is set for the main output. the onboard chipset or hdmi output.
 


So i have it set to AC97 and the spdif as i had to choose between that and HDMI. When i change the AC97 to HD AUDIO it wont pick up any sound that i put into the computer.

The Volume From my LCD screen's built in speakers works just fine, but the screen is plugged in VIA HDMI.

If i plug anything into an Audio port i just hear static fuzz and VERY LITTLE sound.

When i go to the Realtek page i find downloads for the AC'97 and then HD audio i have tried both downloads, ive also tried the 3 downloads from the Asus website under my motherboard's driver downloads
 
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If this is a fresh install of the OS (not carried over from a previous motherboard), unplug the front panel cables and try the rear output again ( just wondering there is some kind of groudloop or short). If you've already tried updating to the latest drivers (from the ASUS website) and the latest UEFI build, then you may need to RMA the board. When you get the new board, set it up on a non-conductive surface and see if the audio works fine before you install the board in your case.
 
Hey i know this thread was posted a while back but i solved the problem (back then)
The MCIe screws onto the board.. and Asus send a metal screw with it there foo when you attach it to the board and turn it on it shorts something out.. in most cases the audio. They sent me a new board aswell as a return shipping label for the bad one. Real good customer service from Amazon aswell as ASUS.