Choosing headphones Vista

BlueMak · Jun 18, 2009, 06:56 AM

I have a realtek solution that I use for my audio. When I unplug the speakers I get the message that they have been unplugged, but when I plug headphones in their place I get a message that a device was plugged in, I can hear just fine, but the system sees them as speakers. Not headphones. How can I force Vista to see them as headphones?

Mac Daddy · Jun 18, 2009, 07:18 AM

I don't see a tab for headphones either here. The signal output is the same if your driving a preamp to amplified speakers or headphones anyway (usually 1000mV max).

All I can suggest is choose stereo in your speaker config while using headphones because using fronts in 5.1 or 7.1 surround doesn't give you true stereo sound. All I can think of unless I missed a setting somewhere Bro.

BlueMak · Jun 18, 2009, 12:43 PM

It feels very sloppy.

Mac Daddy · Jun 18, 2009, 08:42 PM

Do you have a mic and headphone plug on your front or top panel connected to the header on the mobo? I haven't used these not sure if the green connector is configured differently that way.

BlueMak · Jun 18, 2009, 09:14 PM

Nothing connected anywhere apart from the green on in the back.

Mac Daddy · Jun 18, 2009, 09:23 PM

I am wondering if the audio jacks for this are reserved for headphones and mic on the mobo connector for the front panel.

Internal I/O Connectors

IDE connector
Floppy disk drive connector
CD audio in
6 x USB2.0
20-pin Panel connector
1 x IEEE 1394a port
TPM header
Front panel connector

(Under the specs tab)
http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=TwUUKGVrRqx5nru3

Jun 18, 2009, 06:56 AM	#1
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 7,985 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Choosing headphones Vista I have a realtek solution that I use for my audio. When I unplug the speakers I get the message that they have been unplugged, but when I plug headphones in their place I get a message that a device was plugged in, I can hear just fine, but the system sees them as speakers. Not headphones. How can I force Vista to see them as headphones? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jun 18, 2009, 07:18 AM	#2
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: Choosing headphones Vista I don't see a tab for headphones either here. The signal output is the same if your driving a preamp to amplified speakers or headphones anyway (usually 1000mV max). All I can suggest is choose stereo in your speaker config while using headphones because using fronts in 5.1 or 7.1 surround doesn't give you true stereo sound. All I can think of unless I missed a setting somewhere Bro. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 18, 2009, 12:43 PM	#3
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 7,985 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Re: Choosing headphones Vista It feels very sloppy. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jun 18, 2009, 08:42 PM	#4
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: Choosing headphones Vista Do you have a mic and headphone plug on your front or top panel connected to the header on the mobo? I haven't used these not sure if the green connector is configured differently that way. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 18, 2009, 09:14 PM	#5
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 7,985 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Re: Choosing headphones Vista Nothing connected anywhere apart from the green on in the back. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jun 18, 2009, 09:23 PM	#6
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: Choosing headphones Vista I am wondering if the audio jacks for this are reserved for headphones and mic on the mobo connector for the front panel. Internal I/O Connectors IDE connector Floppy disk drive connector CD audio in 6 x USB2.0 20-pin Panel connector 1 x IEEE 1394a port TPM header Front panel connector (Under the specs tab) http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=TwUUKGVrRqx5nru3 __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen