P8Z77-V: No FRONT sound, but rear works fine

OffTheRails

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I've searched for hours attempting to fix this problem. Every thread with sound issues is either because they have no rear sound, or no sound at all.

I have rear sound, but no front sound. I'm at a loss.

I've installed the latest drivers from both realtek and asus support page for mb.

http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77V/#download

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=24&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

I'm running:

P8Z77-V
Win 7 ultimate 64 bit
i5 3570k

Appreciate any advice. I'm thinking of just getting a cheap soundcard. I've had similar problems with realtek and win 7 in the past.
 

OffTheRails

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No. The 2 front speakers just will not work. Rear, center, sub work fine.

I'm thinking is dodgy socket for front speakers on back of motherboard.