a7n8x-e deluxe rear panel speaker outputs dead?

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BIOS 1008
Mainboard rev 2.xx
WXP PRo latest packs as of 031229
DirectX 9 (4.09.00.0902)
Nvidia audio driver 6.14.0362.0
Enermax 350 watt supply
brand new system

I can't seem to get audio out of the rear speaker port (the GREEN one)
in any speaker configuration mode. Put in a cd-rom, play a cdrom.
See it on the MAIN output screen, hear it fine on front panel audio
output. Play with all the controls. BIOS set to AUTO for internal
audio.

I'm dumbstruck. Do I have a bad board?

I also can't get the microphone to work on either the rear or front
panel.

I've done LOTS of this before. It isn't supposed to be this
difficult...

Suggestions?

tanks.

pc
 
i have same board...mine works fine with no tweaking...i would flash bios
(if you havent already) and if that doesn't work return the mobo.
Steve
 
Thanks for your reply.

How did you come to this conclusion? Do you have this board? The
manual says nothing about this (... we all know how valuable that
insight is...), nor is there a jumper to enable/disable the front
panel in/out pins.

It isn't a technical problem if the front panel ins/outs are properly
buffered (electronically isolated), they'll all work fine
simultaneously.

At any rate, just for laughs, I disconnected the front panel leads
from the MOBO pins. Same story, no sound out the back panel.
 
At any rate, just for laughs, I disconnected the front panel leads
from the MOBO pins. Same story, no sound out the back panel.
Click to expand...

Not sure about the deluxe mobo but mine has two jumpers on that header
to enable the rear speakers.

FP_AUDIO1 -> ::|.|

Ed
 
Not on the Deluxe it seems................
I have the A7N8X Deluxe and there are no jumpers for that, only the header
pins.
 
Have just looked at the latest manual for that board and there are jumper
caps on the front audio out pins.
It would say the best thing to do first is check if there are jumpers on the
pins and read the instructions in the manual.
 
I forgot to put the jumpers back on inside after I pulled the wires --
DUH.

Yep. Can't have both active. It's working now.

I don't know why they didn't allow both since the alternate outputs
would be a convenient place to plug in a set of headphones.

Thanks to all for the inputs (pun intended.)
 
Get a FRONTEX mulimedia panel, that way you can have rear audio or front
audio and when you plug headphones in, the normal speaker mute.
 
I forgot to put the jumpers back on inside after I pulled the wires --
DUH.

Yep. Can't have both active. It's working now.

I don't know why they didn't allow both since the alternate outputs
would be a convenient place to plug in a set of headphones.

Thanks to all for the inputs (pun intended.)
Click to expand...

Well if the rears cut out only when the head phones are plugged in then
you just swap out that head phone jack for a non switching type, or if
you can get to connections on the back of the jack you could just solder
it up so the head phones won't cut the rears off. You wouldn't be the
first one who's done it to an A7N8X. ;p

Cheers,
Ed
 
The front audio out jacks are only connected to the board.
There are no wires from the jacks to the normal rear mounted audio out
jacks.
When front audio out jack is connected to the board there is no switching of
any sort.
The front jack is supposed to just connect the audio to phone or speakers.
The BLINE_OUT R and BLINE_OUT L do not link the front audio out jack to the
rear normal audio out jack.
It's front jack or rear(normal)jack or nothing.
There is no way to connect rear jack and front jack so that you can have
both.
"Well if the rears cut out only when the head phones are plugged in"
They don't as the rears are not connected if the front one is as the header
is for front jack or no front jack.
jumper caps decide if it is rear normal jack or front.
 
There have to be caps on 2 jumpers of the "front panel audio connector"
(10-1 pin connector); look if there are caps on the "Lineout_R/Bline_OUT_R"
and
Line out_L/BLINE-OUT_L" jumpers, if you dont use front panel speakers.

the jumpers link onboard audio to rear normal jack so to get front audio you
have to remove them to connect fron jack to the pins.
So as you see, it is front audio or rear jack, not both.
 
The front audio out jacks are only connected to the board.
There are no wires from the jacks to the normal rear mounted audio out
jacks.
When front audio out jack is connected to the board there is no switching of
any sort.
The front jack is supposed to just connect the audio to phone or speakers.
The BLINE_OUT R and BLINE_OUT L do not link the front audio out jack to the
rear normal audio out jack.
It's front jack or rear(normal)jack or nothing.
There is no way to connect rear jack and front jack so that you can have
both.
"Well if the rears cut out only when the head phones are plugged in"
They don't as the rears are not connected if the front one is as the header
is for front jack or no front jack.
jumper caps decide if it is rear normal jack or front.
Click to expand...

Screw the jumpers! A little wire, the right jacks and you can wire
anything up, or at least I can, ;p

Gave fun!
Ed
 
Sure, why not...........
thats as good as being told you can't open a door from the inside when you
are outside.
 
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