Front Panel Mic jack doesn't work

SDhamija

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Hi everyone..
I'm having a problem with my sound setup. I'm using Windows 8.
I have a 2.1 channel speaker, headphone and microphone.
On rear, I've connected my 2.1 channel speakers and on the front jack, I connect my headphones and microphone.
The headphone works fine but Windows won't detect the microphone.
But when I connect the microphone in rear jack, it works fine.
The problem is that I have a combined Microphone and Headphone system. Either I plug them both on rear or on front. I want to plug them at the front jack because at the rear jack, the headphones won't sound well in line it jack(the blue one). It used to work fine in Windows 7 but the front panel won't work in windows 8. please help me as this is screwing me off.
I use BIOSTAR G31M Motherboard with VIA HD Audio.
G31M :: Motherboard :: BIOSTAR
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
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    Intex 500 Watts
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    Logitech
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Check the connector from the Front Panel to he motherboard (with the PC powered off, reseat (unplug then plug back in) the connector. There could also be a problem with the front panel headphone jack.

Since this is apparently a custom built system, check the connection from the front panel. Many cases have both a HD Audio and an AC97 audio connector. If you have an HD Audio connector, that is the preferred connector.
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
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I tried to reseat the connector but nothing happened..
Also, it's just that the microphone jack doesn't work.. The headphone jack is perfectly fine. And both things does work in windows 7 so there should not be a problem with connection. Are there some settings that could help me with it here?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
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    Intex 500 Watts
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    Intex Ripple
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    Dell MS 111
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Have you tried removing the sound-related drivers completely and then reinstall a compatible windows 8 version? This fixed my sound (and microphone) jack problem yesterday.
 

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    Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Yes I did that as well but still no relief.. :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
    PSU
    Intex 500 Watts
    Case
    Intex Ripple
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell MS 111
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    512 kbps Downstream, 320 kbps Upstream
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have you removed the drivers with third party software after you uninstalled all related devices?

Try to do this with the following software:
Driver Fusion - The Complete Driver Solution

You can use the demo to remove all the left-overs of the drivers.

After that, reboot your pc. Standard drivers for windows will be installed.
Download the drivers you need and install them, reboot.

This shouldn't take long. Either your device is broken, or it is a drivers issue.
 

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My device is fine as when I use the microphone on rear port, it works perfectly but the front port seems to have a problem.
As @aiko said, I uninstalled the drivers, restarted and checked if my microphone was detected but it was not and then re installed the drivers to find out that it still didn't work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
    PSU
    Intex 500 Watts
    Case
    Intex Ripple
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell MS 111
    Internet Speed
    512 kbps Downstream, 320 kbps Upstream
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 10
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Please help guys....
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
    PSU
    Intex 500 Watts
    Case
    Intex Ripple
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell MS 111
    Internet Speed
    512 kbps Downstream, 320 kbps Upstream
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 10
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Brand.. I don't really know...
I've installed the Via HD Audio Driver so maybe that's it..
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
    PSU
    Intex 500 Watts
    Case
    Intex Ripple
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell MS 111
    Internet Speed
    512 kbps Downstream, 320 kbps Upstream
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 10
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Ohk.. I checked with speccy and I was right..
It's the VIA High Defination audio so I installed the correct drivers... but still no avail
and I'm sorry for such a late reply.. was busy with something..
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
    PSU
    Intex 500 Watts
    Case
    Intex Ripple
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell MS 111
    Internet Speed
    512 kbps Downstream, 320 kbps Upstream
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 10
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Same problem here with the VIA High Defination Audio... All works but not the front mic jack.. it works when plugged into the rear.. headphones work fine on the front though.. this is really bugging me as I don't want to keep switching game headset and speakers at the rear of PC.

EDIT: Ignore that.. I didn't have the mic plugged in properly (in half way) :facepalm:
 
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Ohk.. I checked with speccy and I was right..
It's the VIA High Defination audio so I installed the correct drivers... but still no avail
and I'm sorry for such a late reply.. was busy with something..


Go to BIOS> Integrated peripherals > Sound> Port
Make sure it is not disabled.
Try changing the available options.

I had a similar problem which I fixed with BIOS.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 3521
    CPU
    i3 3rd Gen
    Memory
    4GB
Checked BIOS.. tried changing whatever I could change in BIOS but still no relief!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz@3.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    BIOSTAR G31M
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024 MB
    Sound Card
    Via HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1943C
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500 GB HDD (ST3500418AS)
    PSU
    Intex 500 Watts
    Case
    Intex Ripple
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell MS 111
    Internet Speed
    512 kbps Downstream, 320 kbps Upstream
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 10
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I got the same problem with my M-Box, won't detect the headphones, when it was Windows 7 it would automatically turn on. I think Windows 8 likes HDMI interfaces, prefers those for audio and video, my other system only shows the Audio that goes through the Video card via the HDMI cable. And I've noticed that if you do not have the audio connections plugged in, it does not even bother with installing the driver for whatever onboard audio you got. Until I plugged the jack in on the back of my 2nd PC, it was as if the audio device was not even there, but when I plugged it in, if found the driver and installed it right away.
 

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    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
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    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
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    Works 550w
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    MSI "M-Box"
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    Water Cooled
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    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
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    Cable Medium Speed
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    Chrome/IE 10
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    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
Exact same problem

My device is fine as when I use the microphone on rear port, it works perfectly but the front port seems to have a problem.
As @aiko said, I uninstalled the drivers, restarted and checked if my microphone was detected but it was not and then re installed the drivers to find out that it still didn't work.

I am having the exact same problem. I just built my new computer this last week. Windows is recognizing the front headset and rear mic and not vice verse. I have headset with mic combined so this configuration does not work for me. My headset works absolutely perfectly on both my PC laptop and my MacBook. Therefore it is not my headset. My old (I mean OLD from 1993) computer speakers plug and play in the front... My new speakers are wireless and that is a whole another problem I won't go into here. This has to be a Windows 8 problem. I have updated all my driver for my geforce gt 960 video card, and ports on the back are working just fine on both front and back but not combined. Also when I plug in it does not give me the option to choose both mic and speakers it is an either or situation??? sound.PNG
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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