No. If you have an hd audio codec, only ever use the hd audio header. Do not ever use the ac97 connector on an hd audio connector onboard. So unless you have a very old motherboard, never ever use the ac97 header.. Or the smell of wires burning -may- greet you. Then clip and discard the ac97 header. :). Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "Stan Zaske" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:28:12 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Case wiring: AC97 and HD Audio There are two connections wired together in both my Cooler Master cases and one is High Def (I suspect for a 5.1 speaker setup) and the other is AC97. On my mobo's I've never gotten the HD connection to work because I only use the case connection for my game set (headphone/mic) so I use AC97 and it works fine. I wouldn't cut off either of them if I were you because you might regret it down the road. I too don't like the untidy look but don't have a side cover window anyway. On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:30:27 -0600, Anthony Q. Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Lots of cases have this connector that goes to the mobo to route earbugs > and mic to the front panel. Does one need both connectors (I've only > ever used one)? Mine has each for each that seem to be wyed in > together. I'd like to nip one (AC97) off just to get a tidier look. -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
