Thermaltake Armor+: Setting up Headphone Jack

Jickles · 09-08-2008, 10:48 AM

I had my computer custom built, but apparently they were too lazy to hook up the headphone and mic jacks on the top of the PC. I honestly have absolutely no idea how to do this.

I have a little bit from my mobo manual. it has a graph of a front audio connector, and has a table with things like
pin 1 - port1_l
pin 2 - aud_gnd

Any help would be nice, I checked the manual but it wasn't much help.

**magnethead** · 09-08-2008, 11:04 AM

It depends if the case uses AC'97 or HDa. I think it just both like the 900. Depending on mobo it may support HDa but AC'97 is standard.

What's motherboard info? brand model ect

Jickles · 09-08-2008, 04:31 PM

It's an evga 790i.

**magnethead** · 09-08-2008, 04:49 PM

ok, should have an HDa connector (HDa and AC'97 use both, it'd dependant on BIOS settings)

The sound connector from case will attach to the pin header on mobo only 1 way, there should be a solid check pin.

Jickles · 09-10-2008, 06:58 AM

Alright, that's good to know. This is what tech support said:

There is a black Audio pin connector, located at the bottom right of your motherboard. It is rectangular in shape and has a total of 9 pins. Locate the front audio cord and simply match that pattern with the pin, the description of the pin is located on page 22 in your manual. Please let me know if you require more assistance. Also, the front audio connector will be bundled in with your wire management, so you might have to cut some zip ties to get to it.

So...find some cord attached to my motherboard and plug it into another cord coming from the top of my case?

However earlier, he said it would be a 6 or 8 pin connector or whatever.

**magnethead** · 09-11-2008, 08:47 AM

hmm..I do believe AC'97 and HDa are both a 2x5 array of 10 pins. It's in page 22 of your case manual. It actually appears that thermaltake went the way of the knowledgable and used seperate connections instead of a block. It is 7 pins. Your mobo manual should say the pinout of the board.

09-08-2008, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jickles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brockport, NY Posts: 19 OS: Vista x64	Thermaltake Armor+: Setting up Headphone Jack I had my computer custom built, but apparently they were too lazy to hook up the headphone and mic jacks on the top of the PC. I honestly have absolutely no idea how to do this. I have a little bit from my mobo manual. it has a graph of a front audio connector, and has a table with things like pin 1 - port1_l pin 2 - aud_gnd Any help would be nice, I checked the manual but it wasn't much help.

09-08-2008, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Thermaltake Armor+: Setting up Headphone Jack It depends if the case uses AC'97 or HDa. I think it just both like the 900. Depending on mobo it may support HDa but AC'97 is standard. What's motherboard info? brand model ect __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System

09-08-2008, 04:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jickles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brockport, NY Posts: 19 OS: Vista x64	Re: Thermaltake Armor+: Setting up Headphone Jack It's an evga 790i.

09-08-2008, 04:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Thermaltake Armor+: Setting up Headphone Jack ok, should have an HDa connector (HDa and AC'97 use both, it'd dependant on BIOS settings) The sound connector from case will attach to the pin header on mobo only 1 way, there should be a solid check pin. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System

09-10-2008, 06:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jickles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brockport, NY Posts: 19 OS: Vista x64	Re: Thermaltake Armor+: Setting up Headphone Jack Alright, that's good to know. This is what tech support said: There is a black Audio pin connector, located at the bottom right of your motherboard. It is rectangular in shape and has a total of 9 pins. Locate the front audio cord and simply match that pattern with the pin, the description of the pin is located on page 22 in your manual. Please let me know if you require more assistance. Also, the front audio connector will be bundled in with your wire management, so you might have to cut some zip ties to get to it. So...find some cord attached to my motherboard and plug it into another cord coming from the top of my case? However earlier, he said it would be a 6 or 8 pin connector or whatever.

09-11-2008, 08:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Thermaltake Armor+: Setting up Headphone Jack hmm..I do believe AC'97 and HDa are both a 2x5 array of 10 pins. It's in page 22 of your case manual. It actually appears that thermaltake went the way of the knowledgable and used seperate connections instead of a block. It is 7 pins. Your mobo manual should say the pinout of the board. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System