Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
anyone using their onboard alc889 with the case front panel connection? does it detect when u connect headphones to the front of the case? does it also mute the speakers when u connect headphones to the front of your case?
Mine works fine with an MSI K9A2 Platinum board (on board ALC888) and a Gigabyte iSOLO 210 series case.
Note that there are two types of front panel connectors. Older cases came with AC97 front panel audio, which is not capable of detecting headphones and also tend to be more noisy.
My case has both AC97 and HD Audio front panel connector. Connecting the HD Audio version works well with all functions of the ALC888 chip and has no detectable static with headphones.
Unfortunately the two types of connectors look identical. The difference is in the pin definitions. I try to attach a picture of the different layouts.
Front Panel Audio Pin Layout