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The 3.5mm jack tag covers common audio issues with this analog connector on Windows PCs. Topics include microphones and headsets not being recognized, external speakers failing to output sound after a Windows 10 upgrade, rear panel jacks showing as unplugged, and problems with VIA HD Audio or Realtek sound cards. Users also discuss splitting audio between USB headsets and 3.5mm jacks for capture cards, and subwoofer output only working during speaker configuration tests. Troubleshooting often involves checking device manager, playback devices, and driver compatibility across Windows 7, 10, and XP.
  1. Fenyo7

    Windows 10 Two 3pin to 4 pin jack adapter mic not working anymore.

    Hi! I have a 2 female 3 pin to 1 male 4 pin 3.5 jack adapter, with my headset and microphone plugged in. My mic is a no name 1 dollar mic. It worked until yesterday for like 2 years now. I occasionally do streams and need the mic for that. I installed OBS.Live to replace OBS Studio, it worked...
  2. Craigm18

    Windows 10 External speakers not working

    I installed Windows 10 last night and I can not get audio through the 3.5mm jack to my speakers. Its a simple stereo setup with a subwoofer. My desktop uses VIA HD Audio and I've tried using all the playback devices options and nothing works. I also got Windows 10 on my laptop. The laptop...
    • Craigm18
    • Thread
    • 3.5mm jack audio audio issues configuration desktop device manager drivers external speakers hd audio installation laptop media recognition settings speakers stereo setup subwoofer troubleshooting video playback windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. L

    Windows 7 rear panel 3.5mm jack not working (RED)

    Hello everyone so the problem is that my 3.5mm jack not working maybe its disabled or its problem with something else please help me thats what my computer is showing me when i plug in my microphone it says that my microphone is not plugged in but headphones working normally and it showing me...
    • lazeris205
    • Thread
    • 3.5mm jack asrock audio issues back panel hd audio headphones microphone sound card troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. S

    Windows 7 How to Output Audio to USB Headset and 3.5mm Jack Simultaneously?

    Hi! I have Live gamer HD capture card. The card only supports 3.5 mm jack for audio but I have gamer USB headsets. Is there a way to split audio that it streams on USB headset and 3.5 jack at the same time? I found a program named Virtual sound card that did just that, but the sound lagged a...
    • Snipe720
    • Thread
    • 3.5mm jack audio capture card gaming headset lag recording streaming usb virtual audio
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  5. L

    wanted: battery operated speakers?

    hey there, i am looking for a new set of speakers that i can plug my HTC DESIRE into. - battery operated (so NO power cable) - preferably to charge via USB - small and compact - has a 3.5mm plug that i can plug into my mobile phone basically i want to stream music from my PC to the...
    • liquidmonkey
    • Thread
    • 3.5mm jack battery charging compact htc desire mobile audio music streaming portable speakers sweden
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General Computing
  6. E

    Windows 7 Subwoofer only playing in speaker configuration

    My problem is that I have 2.1 sound system and external subwoofer (car audio) hooked up to my computer, but subwoofer only plays when I test it on Windows speaker configuration. In Windows XP this setup worked fine, but in Win7 (build 7100, 32bit) it won't work. I'd think that because sound...
    • Eien
    • Thread
    • 3.5mm jack audio drivers audio issues car audio configuration driver installation driver integration media player playback issues realtek sound card sound system speaker setup subwoofer troubleshooting windows 7 windows build windows xp
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. B

    Windows 7 Another sound problem ...

    hi, I just installed 7 (x64) on a friends PC. it's working fine except his sound isn't working. He uses the onboard sound of an Asus M2N-MX board, which should be a Realtek ALC662 card. the odd thing is that windows lists a properly installed "hd audio device" in the device manager, but when he...
    • BlackWolf
    • Thread
    • 3.5mm jack alc662 asus audio compatibility computer issues control panel device manager drivers hardware installation onboard audio realtek settings sound spdif troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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