Cannot hear sound from headphones [Solved]

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luk May 3, 2009 02:35PM

I've got the front and back audio connectors working simultaniously on my Motherboard (Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R) with Realtec drivers.

Activate the 'Mute the rear output device when a front headphone plugged in' under the advanced settings menu.

Click on Folder Icon next to Analog. Click on the 'Disable Front Panel Jack Detection' button.

I've got both green connectors set to headphone.

Only the 'Speakers' icon is showing....no '2nd Output Device' is showing.

It has always worked for me.

Olly - Oct 7, 2009 12:44PM

Thank you.

You solved my problem

[SS]ThisGuy[2LT] - Apr 9, 2010 12:54PM

this one works..!!!!.. the rest dont.. but this one does!!!!

andy - Apr 21, 2011 11:45PM

r u awesomeeeeeeeeee.......... thnx buddyyyyyyyyyy...................

fustrated - Apr 23, 2011 02:53AM

how do I know what type of sound card I have if my computer has crashed and burned and had to have a whole new system put into it? I want to use my headphones and not the speaker but can't find where it is loctaed. any suggestions?

Patrick - Apr 25, 2011 07:22AM

Thank you sooooo much!!!

Mars - Apr 30, 2011 09:20PM

I tried to find the option "mute the rear output device when front headphone plugged in" but couldnt find it... however in the meantime I got mine working by doing the following Go to start menu>control panel>hardware & sound>sound>right click on speakers select show disabled devices then the headphones audio device appeared in the list.. right click on it > select enable & select default then headset works.. (will have to select default on external speaker next time I want to use it again)

Can you please walk me through the above setting Luk because it would be easier if I could get it to detect when a headset is plugged in and adjust automatically..

Mars - Apr 30, 2011 09:22PM

or anyone else who got this thing working the right way.. please let me know... Thanks.

akash - Oct 5, 2012 05:04AM

thank u so much....

dwar - Oct 14, 2012 10:17PM

not working for mee :(

siraj - Oct 17, 2012 07:52AM

specially for mars.:
Go to sound settings. on option menu, click properties. in there, select headphones if it is not selected. it must be mute, un mute it. your headphone will work.
It mostly works with sigma tel drivers and hardware

w0lfshad3 - Nov 16, 2012 05:15AM

I've just selected headphones from Sound and audio devices > Advanced, then I've unplugged the headphones jack and it caught the event saying I've unplugged it. Plugged it back in and it started working

Dan - Nov 16, 2012 08:38AM

Hi, none of these methods are working for me. I've got the sound out of the rear output jack but can't find anything to change it to the front jack! It is really frustrating me! :@

kfm92102 - Nov 16, 2012 10:21PM

Theres no "sound option" please be more specific, if by that you meant right-clicking the taskbar horn icon or accessing sound/audio device through control panel neither of those give us access to such options (properties) (headphones) so im still confused? this problem is frustrating enough i wish someone would be more clear about this

Dan - Nov 17, 2012 11:21AM

Yes, thats what I mean. I can access the properties and icon on the toolbar but no choice is given onthe Realtek Audio I/O Menu. I get the spanner button on the right of the word 'Analog' but that only gives me the choice of seeing whether or not I want to enable a pop up dialog when a device is plugged in! I get sound out of the rear jack but I want my earphones to work in the front jack port. My computer recently went in for a hardware change and came back with this problem. Any help, much appreciated.

happyface - Nov 25, 2012 06:46PM

it worked. thanks

Mian Asif - Nov 30, 2012 05:40AM

it is problem sound driver related update your sound drive then problem solved.

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titan Apr 28, 2009 08:03PM

If you followed all the advice above and still cant find a cure, I might have another suggestion for you.

1. First be sure that you are not sharing ports in the front and back. The green port in the back is the same port thats used as a headphone in the front. The same goes for the pink microphone jack. So be sure only ONE of these (either the front or the back) is in use.
2. If no sound comes from the front jacks, go into "Reaklek HD Audio Manager" and in the "Audio I/O" tab click the little wrench button next to the word "Analog."
3. In this setting, CHECK "Disable Front Panel Jack Detection."
4. Click OK and suddenly you should be hearing audio and recording with your mic from the front jacks.

Hope this helps you guys, Good luck!

furbymac - May 17, 2009 05:16PM

i tryed changeing the jack the speakers wher pluged into in the back and they will only play out of the one jack

furbymac - May 17, 2009 05:55PM

i went here http://www.realtek.com.tw/... and downloaded Vista Driver (32/64 bits) Driver only (ZIP file) and that seems to have fixed my issue so far

Ernie - Jun 8, 2009 12:47AM

Thank you. I had done this before when I reformatted P.C, but forgot exactly what I did first time, problem solved =]

sid - Jul 11, 2009 10:36AM

hi titan......
i've tried the settings you mentioned.....
but still my headphone is not working along with the speakers!
i don't know whats going wrong!
Coz after applying that settings only my mic is working!!!!
is there something wrong with the sound card!!!!

rolly - Aug 2, 2009 11:48PM

Thanks Titan. It might be an idea to turn the earphones volume down first. I needed no further proof mine are
working again.
Many Thanks.

kanodude - Oct 22, 2009 02:28AM

Thank You! I did a fresh XP Pro SP3 install and my front headphone jacks would not work. MSI MB with Realtek HD audio Manager too. I took your suggestion and it worked!

sri - Mar 23, 2010 04:38AM

i couldnt find Audio I/O tab next analog

ravi - Apr 1, 2010 08:05AM

if in case im using mindows 7 means what should i do?

Swapnil - Apr 2, 2010 02:46AM

genius stuff...thnx a ton mate....worked superbly...headphones recognized in windows 7

THANKYOUXD - Apr 4, 2010 02:56AM

omgosh. thank you so much
erm.. you don't need the audio tab
just open realtek hd audo manager
then on the right side there is a word saying analog and click on the folder next to it,

Nastymunky - Apr 5, 2010 04:03AM

Thanks a lot titan, I wonder how DISABLING the detection worked... rather goes against logic if you ask me. Thanks again.

Grant - Apr 8, 2010 05:42PM

umm where is the Realtek HD audio manager?

Hexine - Apr 9, 2010 06:34AM

Just a quick tip.

Incase that doesn't work, TRY RESTARTING YOUR LAPTOP!!

I did that and mine now works again.

If not, try the above tips.

By the way, the Realtek HD audio manager is found when your laptop is first opened, you'll see a little red speaker icon when you look on the toolbar on the bottom right side!

I hope these tips work!

:D

Grant - Apr 11, 2010 03:49PM

thank you but i dont have a red icon that comes on tho i dont know why ?!?!?!? help me please is there any other way to find it using something like powerdesk?

Pickles - Apr 15, 2010 08:27AM

I used to have the red icon on my old (good) computer, but it doesn't appear on my new (bad) computer. How do I get it on this one?

carol - Apr 19, 2010 06:04AM

What if you don't have a laptop? where do we find Realtek HD auto manager?

diana - Apr 19, 2010 09:51AM

Thank you!!!

adrian - Apr 19, 2010 10:44PM

hey i can't find the "Disable Front Panel Jack Detection" option . The only option is "Enable auto popup dialog, when device has been plugged in" . Please somebody help me

Bethinthewest - Apr 21, 2010 03:49PM

Thank you so much for posting Titan. You helped me today, a year after your post in April 2009. The key was "the little wrench button next to the word "Analog." " Solved my problem

Master Chief - May 6, 2010 03:10PM

In case youre dumb, removing the enable check is the same as disabling it. I unchecked it and it worked!!!

Anonymous User - May 10, 2010 08:41AM

i dont have Reaklek HD Audio Manager only reaklek.Please help!!!!

Anonymous User - May 14, 2010 12:47PM

Thank you so much Titan :)

Anonymous User - May 14, 2010 12:48PM

Audioman8i8, Have you checked your Control Panel?

shikher - Apr 29, 2011 09:07AM

u r superb dude thnx very much

Cyberbravo - May 1, 2011 09:17AM

thanks vry much dude... u r awesome

fgfgd - Oct 30, 2012 09:17PM

i cant find the wrench button

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Rook Mar 28, 2009 03:52AM

I juz reformated my computer to XP pro and the computer does not read my headphone device. wats the problem here?

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sey Apr 30, 2009 08:00AM

hello, i have problem with my pc headphone, i only hear sound from speaker but the microphone of the headset are working my concern is how i could use speaker and my headset at the same time with out unplug one of them.

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Pinoy Ako Jun 16, 2009 11:17PM

Using both front and rear panel? Front panel for headphone and rear for speakers? Then, speakers working, headphone not? Here's a little trick:

Open Realtek HD Audio, select Audio I/O, click the "Connector Setting Icon" right side of the "ANALOG"
text, after clicking it, a Connector Setting Window/Dialog Box will pop out.

There are three check boxes on it, the Disable, Mute and Enable, Mute/2nd box and Enable/3rd box already had checks on them, put a check on the Disable/1st box.

Test your headphone and speaker, they should both working now. Uncheck the Disable/1st box later.

Hope this help you guys.. Sorry for my bad english.. ^_-

Sam - Jan 15, 2010 02:12PM

Thanks for your suggestion man. My problem was solved after following your instructions.

z - Mar 22, 2010 04:22PM

how do you get to Open realtek hd audio?

alissa - Apr 13, 2010 04:08PM

i got to the part where it says analog but there's nothing next to it...

adrian - May 2, 2010 09:50PM

hey the only option i have is the enable one . please somebody help me..........

thomas - May 6, 2010 04:55AM

thanks a lot for your guidence

paolo - Oct 30, 2012 09:25PM

i cant find the "connector setting icon"

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duduly Mar 23, 2009 06:19PM

yea and i forgot too tell you that i have windows xp versoin 2002 home edition

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terryboy Apr 18, 2009 03:39PM

Having the same trouble with Realtek HD Audio and headphones not cutting out the speakers since I applied SP3 to an XP media center PC. Disconnecting the external speakers has no effect although Realtek control panel still recognises when I plug in the headphones.

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tobyboy 1Posts Saturday March 20, 2010Registration date March 20, 2010Last seen Mar 20, 2010 02:07PM

I am not getting sound through my Bose earphones thru my Inspiron laptop. I am running Vista. How can I solve this problem?

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James xD Feb 20, 2010 10:43AM

SOLUTION FOR ME
GO TO DEVICE ADVANCED SETTINGS LOCATED AT THE RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN IN REAL TEK HD AUDIO BLA BLA N MAKE SURE THE ''Mute the rear output device, when a front headfone plugged in'' IS HIGHLIGHTED THIS HAS SOLVED MY PROBLEM I STAYED UP FROM 11PM TO 2:42AM TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT.............. NEVER EVER MESS AROUND WITH BUTTONS IN REALTEK HD AUDIO MANAGER.

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duduly Mar 23, 2009 06:16PM

Helllo

aright i have reinstaaled everything becasue just like a month ago i got a virus in my computer but now everything is working perfect but my speakers do not work ... but i do have built in speakers on my montior and it still doesn't work ..a and after all that i tried using the head phones and it doesnt work still .. thank you plez reply.

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12345 May 29, 2009 05:31PM

hi i have a similar problem..

my music (mp3) on my computer works fine with my headphones, but when i go play a recorded lecture (wav) it plays through the laptop speakers.. i then tried moving it onto my hard drive as i was playing it through my USB but same thing still not playing through headphones. i have microsoft lx-3000

can anyone help me?

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nikkarr Aug 13, 2009 10:26AM

hello, ive just recently brought a headset.

I have usb speakers and I unplugged them out of the back. I then put my headset into the green and pink ports and the pink (microphone) works fine. The green one however doesn't. No sound comes out of my headphones. I tried them in the monitor and it doesn't work. I then tried all the sound stuff on the computer and changed it to headset etc. I've just ordered some more speakers that have the 'holes' to put my headset in. But, The speakers will probably need the green port and now I'm worried that I've wasted more money. Is there anyway I can fix this?

Thankyou

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Rocker Nov 24, 2009 02:42PM

Go on Realtek.

Just press speaker off. You should get the headphone sound if you have them plugged in.

I have an Advent K laptop.

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arcy Apr 26, 2010 02:21AM

check the sound and audio properties set setting advance set the speaker set up to headphone

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dipak.rana 3Posts Monday October 29, 2012Registration date October 29, 2012Last seen Oct 29, 2012 09:06AM

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dipak.rana - Oct 29, 2012 1:02pm GMT
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Hello,
I am using new headphone at this time. i have plug the headphone correctly . it can record my voice but it not give sound.
Please give me solutions

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Rocker Nov 24, 2009 02:42PM

Go on Realtek.

Just press speaker off. You should get the headphone sound if you have them plugged in.

I have an Advent K laptop.

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liz Apr 6, 2010 08:50PM

maybe try buying headphones splitter??? i went on youtube and it works for me.. the headphone splitter plug into the hole and then connect your actual headphones into the splitter holes and there

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Sebastian Jacobsen Apr 8, 2010 06:22PM

I Can't hear People on my Headset just volume+&-

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Frank Apr 29, 2009 05:33AM

cheers titans, worked like a charm: just check that disable front panel detection checkboc

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onesixone Jun 21, 2009 01:01PM

thanks titan for yuor suggestion.its help me..:)

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