On Wednesday 03 January 2007 09:26, Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 14:35, Ian Moore wrote: > > ... > > > > > I have a system with that chipset and there's a BIOS option to > > > choose legacy vs. HD audio. I set it to legacy and the analog audio > > > output work as expected. I haven't tried connecting a microphone to > > > that system. > > > > So does the microphone or Line In appear as a channel in the mixer on > > your laptop? What about a digital Line In? > > This isn't a laptop, it's a desktop board. There are 6 analog jacks and > both an optical and a coaxial SPDIF connectors. > > In KMix's Input tab there are 5 input sliders shown: > > - Front Mic Boost > - Mic Boost > - Capture > - Capture > - Capture > > The Output tab bears 17 sliders, including two pairs of Mic sliders > (Front and main, each with a boost and level control). There is a > digital IEC958 output slider, a few line input sliders, a CD slider and > so on. > > The label at the bottom right of the window is "HDA Intel".
So your system does have the inputs - perhaps it's a different chipset? > > > Frankly, I don't understand all this stuff since my audio needs are > quite simple. Apart from the fact that I like to use optical cable > between my computers and my stereo, I don't do anything fancy with > audio. (I prefer the optical audio connection 'cause I'm in an old > building that doesn't have three-prong plugs and I've discovered > there's quite a large voltage differential between the outlets where my > computers are plugged in and the one where the TV and stereo are > plugged in. That may be because there are two phases present within my > apartment--there's an electric stove. At least with optical cable I > don't have to worry about those big sparks I used to see and the shocks > I occasionally felt!!) I've always found it rather amusing that US and European mains plugs either don't have any earth or it's removable - in Australia we only have 3 pin plugs and as far as I can tell, we always have had them. > > I saw a post about the BIOS setting when I was looking for a > > solution, but my BIOS has no such setting (and I updated to the > > latest BIOS yesterday) > > Just a thought, but have you explored your BIOS settings thoroughly? I > often find them confusingly organized and frequently have a hard time > finding things I know are their 'cause I've used them before! Well, I've been through every page of the settings, but I know what you mean ... I'll try again just in case. Cheers, Ian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
