Page 12 - Audigy 2 ZS & Front-Of-Case-Audio/Mic connectors

Okay, an update from me...

I seem to be having the same problem that a number of other users with the Antec Sonata had reported on earlier pages of this thread... the mic volume is very very low (even with db boost and the input turned up to max) and there is some clicks and hisses, no matter what I do. The connections are in properly.

I've tried mic in pin 6 and pin 8, mic_bias in pin 6 and 8, one or the other, both together, switched around, etc... all the possible combinations.

Was a solution by any of you who own the Antec Sonata case ever found to fix the mic?

Headphone sound great!

Hey guys,

I've been searching all day for some info on how to connect my Audigy 2 Value card to the front of case audio and mic connectors on my new case that i just bought:

It's an NZXT Trinity Classic Series, you can find it on the NZXT website.

The creative manuals and tech support are utterly useless with helping me, so hopefully one of you can!!! One of the main reasons i bought this case was for the front usb and audio ports because i am SO sick of having to go to the back of my comp and plug/unplug my mic.

Anyway, like i said before, I have an Audigy 2 Value card (similar to a ZS apparently).

In my new case, I have the following connectors for my mic and headphone jack at the front of the case:

Mic-In
L-Ret
Ground
R-Ret
Mic-Power
L-Out
R-Out

Again, I have an AUDIGY 2 VALUE, not a ZS :\.

I read somewhere about some guy making his own connector but frankly that is too much work for me to do.

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The 6 Circles are the connectors at the back of my card, and the two squares on the right are representing the pci connector (pheer my 1337 paint skills!!!). Anyway, just a lil diagram for some orientation.

Anyone know which connectors I need to fit into which number pin??

After a long silence I am back with the same old problem.
I made my own connector with the 5 pins and when I plug my headphones in the front I get the audio from both the speakers and the headphones.
Btw the signal appears to be lighter when hearing from both.
I do have an AC97 MB (Dfi lanparty) and would like to know if there is a solution to this heck of a bug.

Is this post still up to date ? Before starting to make my own new connector, want to be sure what and where to attach the wires
My current connector has 5 wires and it works, but does not cut off the back audio (sound comes from both the speakers and the headset when plugged in).

Pin 1 - Mic Data
Pin 2 - Mic GND
Pin 3 - Mic VCC
Pin 4 - Ear GND
Pin 5 - Ear R
Pin 6 - Ear R
Pin 7 - nothing
Pin 8 - nothing
Pin 9 - Ear L
Pin 10 - Ear L

Pin 1 - Mic-In
Pin 2 - nothing
Pin 3 - Mic-Power
Pin 4 - Ground
Pin 5 - L-Ret
Pin 6 - L-Out
Pin 7 - nothing
Pin 8 - nothing
Pin 9 - R-Ret
Pin 10 - R-Out

Hey man... i need someone to help me, I'm using an Audigy2 zs ... my casing is a raidmax ninja and it's cables are so different compared to what i found in this forum.
My mic cables are:
MIC-POWER
MIC-IN
R-RET
GROUND

My speaker cables are:
L-RET
L-OUT
R-OUT

where do i put the L & R LET cables, the mic-power cable?

is this layout correct for my audigy2 zs...
1. Mic_In
2. Ground
3. Power
4.
5.R-Ret
6.R_Out
7.
8.
9. L_Out
10.L-Ret

If someone doesn't mind... i don't always check into the forum often.. could you possibly e-mail me at Xtreme_Hightz @ yahoo.com for the configuration... please.. will really apppreciate the trouble you have to go through. thanxs~

SOme guy in xtremesystems forum Says there could be somene selling the cables on ebay.

Please has someone seen it??

I just registered there but my account rquires activation from one of the mods.

Thanks.

I've read this entire thread and there have been lots of great ideas, but none have COMPLETELY solved the issue. Some come close, but the mic volume is still sub-standard. Cables made on ebay don't solve that issue either.

Check out this site frontx.com and (frontx dot com) and look at their solution. I know this site is intended for those who want to build an entire panel of controls, but it also allows you to buy just the parts you need. If you purchase just the cable with mic/speaker/speakersocket ---> pinout you can plug into the existing rear mic/speaker ports, and run the cable right back into the case and to the front panel pins. This allows you to connect your speakers to the back panel still....and use your case mic/speaker outputs...and the muting will still work. Cable part number is CPX517 and is listed for only $7.50. This site has also got a ton of pin components that don't require you to buy a minimum qty. nice.

check out these pics frontx dot com/cpx517p2.gif
and frontx dot com/install3.gif

Ok i am at wits end with this, have been for some time. I will rattle off all the info i have for my wires of front front panel audio connectors. Can someone please tell me where to put the wires on the white connector of the Audigy2 card? If it helps, my case is a Dynapower Blackwidow case. Here are the pins...

Mic Bias (yellow)
Mic In (white)
Mic GND (black)

Ear GND (black)

SPKOUT L (White)
Return L (white branched from above)
SPKOUT R (Yellow)
Return R (Yellow also branched out)
The pin connectors on the wires are WAAAY to big for the small pins on the card, so they wont all fit anyways, so just being able to use a headset and Min on the front would be fine.

Or i would be just has happy if I could get my front panel audio to work with the Karajan Auido card thats comes with a DFI mother board. I cant find any wiring guide that has my specific pin labels to know where to begin.
Please help

This is the layout for the standard form 10-pin front-panel audio connectors and pins.

The pins should be layed out on the motherboard in 2 rows of 5 with a pin missing in the 8th position.

The pins are numbered like so:

**note: (each I represents a single pin)

I (1) I (2)
I (3) I (4)
I (5) I (6)
I (7) (8......or missing pin)
I (9) I (10)



to see what one looks like on your motherboard type in "front panel audio pins" in google images



Each small black connector is specified with a label for each numbered pin. This is a manufacturing standard so it will be the same with all motherboards and frontal audio connectors.

When you look at your connectors each one will be labelled with a specific term that describes its purpose. GND or ground for example. Each labelled connector has its own specific pin. Here is the exact layout for each pin and this is how you need to connect them according to the numbering.

Pin 1- MIC IN
Pin 2- GND or GROUND
Pin 3- MIC PWR or MIC-BIAS
Pin 4- *no connector is applied to pin 4
Pin 5- SPK OUT R
Pin 6- RETURN R or RTRN R or REAR R or EAR R
Pin 7- *no connector is applied to pin 7
Pin 8- *This is the missing pin so no connector is applied
Pin 9- SPK OUT L
Pin 10- RETURN L or RTRN L or REAR L or EAR L



**note: There are many variations of each connector label so its up to you to decide which is which. If you still can't figure it out the should be a detailed diagram somewhere in you motherboard instruction manual.

**note: if you are not using your front-panel audio then you need 2 plastic jumpers on pins 5&6 and 9&10
or your rear line out connection will not work (this is the main connection for your speakers).

I repeat this is the same for all motherboards and cases.

Hope this helps

Thanks for the pin guide
Now I got a bigger problem. The front auido wire from my case is about 2 inches too short to make its way from the front of the case to the top of the back of my case. The angle that the audio board sits in its slot requires more slack than the wires have to make the stretch. And even if it did have a little more, it would still be stretched pretty tight across my processor fan and RAM.

So now I dont know what to do Any suggestions?

well if you have any confidence in ur own technical skills, I'd simplys get a similar peice of wire. Cut and strip the wires, add in the extra peice of similar wire and solder it back together, u can get solder kits cheap and u can buy wire strippers from hardware stores.

Don't buy from the upgrades and spares reseller that Dell put you on to! They tried to charge me 56 Quid for this stupid cable. I'm glad to say I told them where to stick it and kept looking. I found another supplier "Pryme Products Limited" and they sold me the same Dell labled part for 3.95 + VAT. The total price DELIVERED was £7.62.

This works great with my Audigy SE in a DELL Dimension 5100.

DON'T GET RIPPED OFF!!