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Lilanthe · Oct 10, 2006, 01:56 AM // 01:56

Hello,

I recently formated my computer and now, I have a strange problem.

Normally, my speakers and my headphones works togheter just fine, when music plays, the two plays the music.

By the way, my headphones is connected in the Line-Out jack.

When I start Guild Wars however, my headphones stops working ! Only my speakers works.

Before the format, the two were working fine in Guild Wars...

Please help !

( Yes I have the lastest drivers )

EF2NYD · Oct 10, 2006, 03:26 AM // 03:26

Your speakers should be connected to the line out jack and if possible, your headphones should connect to the speakers. If your speakrs don't come with a headphone jack, you should get a Y-adapter for your line out.

Lilanthe · Oct 10, 2006, 03:41 AM // 03:41

My headphones are headphones/microphone, it has two plugs, one blue, on pink, to connect in the back of the compter.

My speakers are connected to the green jack.

EF2NYD · Oct 10, 2006, 07:24 AM // 07:24

Green jacks are line out. You'll have to be more specific. From the sound of it, you have the headphones line connected to the Line-IN, and your motherboard configured that jack to output.

Lilanthe · Oct 10, 2006, 04:02 PM // 16:02

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Originally Posted by EF2NYD

Green jacks are line out. You'll have to be more specific. From the sound of it, you have the headphones line connected to the Line-IN, and your motherboard configured that jack to output.

So... how can I configure my motherboard to make my headphones to input ?

Mushroom · Oct 10, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08

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Originally Posted by Lilanthe

So... how can I configure my motherboard to make my headphones to input ?

That all depends on the sound card. Some have user-assignable jacks, some do not. Some even have a setting to let you turn on or off front and back concurrent useage, some do not.

In the end, it depends on the sound system on your motherboard. If you want both to work, the cheapest solution is probably go get a 1/8" headphone splitter, and hook them both up through that. Total cost for the cable, around $10.

Or you can get really exotic. I run all my sounds to and from my system through a mixer board. With a few adjustments I can go to and from multiple setups, with or without concurrent headphones. But that is a bit exotic, and beyond what most people need.

Lilanthe · Oct 10, 2006, 10:23 PM // 22:23

Ok... strangely, I just dicovered that my Headset have a green jack and a pink jack.. My speakers too has a green jack.

So before formating I was plugging my headset in the Blue Jack plug... but it was working. But now, not anymore... well, in games and on internet that is... ( yes, seems like videos like in youtube don't play sound in my headset too now... )

Is it possible to configure windows somewhere, to make the blue jack, a green jack ?

Mushroom · Oct 11, 2006, 03:54 PM // 15:54

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Originally Posted by Lilanthe

Is it possible to configure windows somewhere, to make the blue jack, a green jack ?

That is a feature of some sound cards. But if you can, it is a feature of the sound card and software, and not Windows itself.

The closest you can do in Windows is change from 2.1 to 4.1 surround sound. In 2.1 mode, the Green is out and the blue is line-in. In 4.1 (or 5.1) mode, the blue is for your rear speakers.

Some sound cards allow you to configure the ports to whatever you want, but most do not. If you heard sound from the blue port, the system was probably in 4.1 mode, and you were listening to the rear channel.

Mushroom · Oct 11, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilanthe

Is it possible to configure windows somewhere, to make the blue jack, a green jack ?

That is a feature of some sound cards. But if you can, it is a feature of the sound card and software, and not Windows itself.

The closest you can do in Windows is change from 2.1 to 4.1 surround sound. In 2.1 mode, the Green is out and the blue is line-in. In 4.1 (or 5.1) mode, the blue is for your rear speakers.

Some sound cards allow you to configure the ports to whatever you want, but most do not. If you heard sound from the blue port, the system was probably in 4.1 mode, and you were listening to the rear channel.

EternalTempest · Oct 11, 2006, 08:05 PM // 20:05

Did windows detect sound with out installing and sound card software?

If you installed windows and sound worked with out you doing anything, you may want to get the most current sound card driver/software for your card. Windows will install basic sound support only if it has the drivers. By installing the sound card software (or newer versions then windows has) it may re-enable those features.