Computer detects my headset but sound doesn't play through it?!

[fireberd]

Check the Control Panel/Hardware and Sound and finally the Sound Panel playback section.

The Mic should show up and depending on what new sound card you have, you may/should have Stereo Mix.
If nothing is showing, RIGHT click in a blank area in that panel and then click to Show Disabled and Disconnected devices and see if they show up.

 

[JollyJed]

Yeah it has 'Mincrophone' set to default which has the name of the soundboard underneath it :/

i also uninstalled and reinstalled the driver as well as taking it out of the motherboard and back in but it still isn't working :/

 

[fireberd]

Check the Properties of the Mic in the Sound Panel/Recording section. There is a volume control in the Properties and it may be set to zero.

 

[JollyJed]

Well i also bought a usb think that has 2 jack inputs to plug a headset in and its giving me the same problem, i can hear sound through it but my mic wont work :S

 

[fireberd]

Computer mic's need +5VDC to operate. The "ring" connection on the jack should be supplying +5VDC. If not, that is probably the reason the mic won't work.

On the other hand, try the mic in a different PC to verify it works in another PC.

 

[JollyJed]

The mic on the headset works perfect on my laptop, but when i connect it to my laptop i can use its on its single jack which has the mic/headset thing combined. (doesn't need the pink and green extension cable)

When my onboard sound on my actual motherboard was working i used the pink and green jack cable fine but on both the USB and soundcard it only works my headphones.. Any ideas mate?

 

[JollyJed]

Also is there a specific wire/something specific on the motherboard that is just for mic output? i have plugged the HD AUDIO cable into the soundboard and that is it?

 

[fireberd]

The motherboard connection is ONLY for the on board audio, not any add on.

Without being there I'm at a loss. It has to be some setting since the same thing happens with all the different sound cards.

Did you check the Mic properties to see what the level setting was at?

 

[JollyJed]

I had a look yes, does it all look in order to you?

 

[fireberd]

Click on "Listen to this device" and see if makes any difference.

 

[JollyJed]

Nope no difference :/ no mic sound being picked up

 

[fireberd]

The last suggestion is one you don't want to hear. A complete reinstall. Because of the BSOD and other things you've done the OS may be corrupt and unfortunately the only way to clear that is to do a "clean" reinstall (reformat the hard drive and reinstall everything). With a complete reinstall the on-board will probably work OK.

I don't like to suggest a reinstall, but that is the "last resort".

 

[JollyJed]

The last suggestion is one you don't want to hear. A complete reinstall. Because of the BSOD and other things you've done the OS may be corrupt and unfortunately the only way to clear that is to do a "clean" reinstall (reformat the hard drive and reinstall everything). With a complete reinstall the on-board will probably work OK.

I don't like to suggest a reinstall, but that is the "last resort".

Well thankfully i have only been using the pc for about 2 days so i will only have to re download a few things could you explain who i would do a complete reinstall please? its something i have never done before ans i assume it could go fairly wrong.. haha. Also will i still be able to use my copy of windows 7 i got or will i need to buy another copy? :/

 

[fireberd]

Here is the forum Tutorial on installing (reinstalling).
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[JollyJed]

That just tells me to install not how to uninstall doesn't it?

 

[fireberd]

When you do a clean install, there is nothing to uninstall. Part of the clean install is to reformat the hard drive and when you do that it wipes it clean.

 

[JollyJed]

Oh i see mate, ill do it tonight when ive stopped the PC just one question - it tells me to boot from USB, does this mean i plug my USB with windows 7 on it into the PC and then turn it on? won't it just start my copy of windows 7 that is already installed?

 

[fireberd]

If your Windows install copy is on USB then boot from USB. If its on a disc, then you boot from the disc.