Front input headphone jack does not work

DrunkSupersonic

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I recently run into this problem. The first time I tried to use it, it seems that the green jack for my headphones doesn't work at all. Plug in any pair and they don't even recognize it being there, as seen in Control Panel.

What might be the problem? The case has a bad jack, or the connector on the motherboard?
 

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Assembled
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
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AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H
Memory
8GB OCZ Gold DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 (integrated)
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Typical 19"
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
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HITACHI 500GB
PSU
Raidmax QUANTUM RX-700 700W
Case
Thermaltake WingRS 201
Cooling
1x 120mm Thermaltake, 1x 120mm Antec TriCool w/ Green LEDS
Keyboard
Stock Compaq Keyboard
Mouse
Stock Compaq Mouse
Do you have any other headphone to try at the front jack?
 

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Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
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Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
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Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
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Samsung Electronics
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6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
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AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
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Realtek High Definition Audio
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I recently run into this problem. The first time I tried to use it, it seems that the green jack for my headphones doesn't work at all. Plug in any pair and they don't even recognize it being there, as seen in Control Panel.

What might be the problem? The case has a bad jack, or the connector on the motherboard?


Is it in fact... hooked up to the motherboard?

There's a header on the motherboard and a plug from the front panel assembly that fits the header. If it is plugged in, make sure everything is lined up correctly.

Ap
 

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Assembled in my workshop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.00gHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Sound Card
RME 24/96 Card, Realtek Internal Audio PreSonus FireStudio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 1917 (x2)
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 on both monitors
Hard Drives
Three 250GB Seagate SATA Barracuda 7200rpm
PSU
Rosewill 500-watt
Case
Rosewill mid-tower
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Noctua NH-U9B (CPU), PwrSupply fan + single large case Fan
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Macally w/2/USB ports.
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Trackman Wheel
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Event 20/20 bas studio monitors, Yamaha sub.
Rackmount Korg/Roland/Yamaha synthesizers,
Cubase MIDI/audio recording. Sony Soundforge audio/mastering software. CD Architect Mastering. RME & Presonus audio interfaces.
Yes it is, that's like, the first thing I did. What concerns me is that the length of the cable is a little short, and the motherboard connector with the pins is really, really far away from it, so that makes it a serious stretch. It just barely makes the distance.

EDIT: Well, those headphones have never failed me in anything until they totally died. They've worked on my iPod, my MacBook, everything else except this.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Assembled
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H
Memory
8GB OCZ Gold DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 (integrated)
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Typical 19"
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
HITACHI 500GB
PSU
Raidmax QUANTUM RX-700 700W
Case
Thermaltake WingRS 201
Cooling
1x 120mm Thermaltake, 1x 120mm Antec TriCool w/ Green LEDS
Keyboard
Stock Compaq Keyboard
Mouse
Stock Compaq Mouse
Does it have a program something like HD Audio Deck to configure it? If so go in there & have it set. On mine I have to enable the front panel.
 

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Windows 7 Pro x64 -- PCLinuxOS KDE4 FullMonty 2011
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i7-875k @ Turbo - 7,6,5,5 - 3.6ghz
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Asus P7P55D-E Deluxe
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Corsair CMD8GX3M4A1600C8 8gb
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Asus EAH5850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
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On Board
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Samsung SyncMaster T220 - Panasonic VT30a 50"
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Corsair HX-850 Power Supply
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Coolmaster HAF 932
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Corsair H50
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Logitech Wireless MK700
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Logitech Wireless MX620
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Good enough for now
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Voip. Insanely cheap phone calls.
Does it have a program something like HD Audio Deck to configure it? If so go in there & have it set. On mine I have to enable the front panel.
Nah, it's just control panel that says it doesn't work. I THINK it acknowledges the fact that there's a plug or something there, I don't actually know, I can't get into Windows.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Assembled
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H
Memory
8GB OCZ Gold DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 (integrated)
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Typical 19"
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
HITACHI 500GB
PSU
Raidmax QUANTUM RX-700 700W
Case
Thermaltake WingRS 201
Cooling
1x 120mm Thermaltake, 1x 120mm Antec TriCool w/ Green LEDS
Keyboard
Stock Compaq Keyboard
Mouse
Stock Compaq Mouse
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