Cant get my headset to work...

[MaximusDecimus]

This is a simple question. Ive tried plugging em in in both the cd-rom jack and behind the computer but still the sound is only comin from the speakers... :-(

 

[sohcrates]

hmmm...what jack are you plugging them into "behind the computer" ?

if you still hear the speakers, you're probably plugging them into either the line out or the mic in on the soundcard, which isn't gonna work. you have to unplug the speakers and plug the headphones into where the speakers were.

as far as hearing from the cd-rom, do you think you're using the right type of plug?

 

[bacillus]

<< as far as hearing from the cd-rom, do you think you're using the right type of plug? >>


you'll only hear sound if you're playing a cd with the headphones plugged into the cd drive!

 

[sohcrates]

obviously! but i guess i shouldn't assume too much. heheh

 

[bacillus]

sohcrates, no offence was intended or implied towards yourself in my response!

 

[sohcrates]

s'all good dude. the key here is that we figured out MaximusDecimus's problem

1) he was probably assuming that you can hear all computer sounds out of the cd-rom headphone out

2) he needs to plug the headphones into the speaker out of the sound card instead of the line out

problem solved! (i hope)

 

[MaximusDecimus]

ok, thx a lot. it all worked out ;-)

 

[knutp]

Well you could be using a digital transfer with the audio, if you disable that it would be possible to hear the sound from the cd'rom jack. As far as line out, that should go fine as well, But make sure that it is enabled in the mixer and puts some sound out there. But for line out and speaker out. there isn't that many card's with that kind of connections. But they do have a line IN.