Mobo Wiring

Carl Martin · March 1st, 2007

I'm trying to clean up the wiring on my desktop and would like to reinstall the connections for the front audio panel. (They've never worked, so I assume they were never properly connected.)

The motherboard manual assigns the following:

1. MIC2 L
2. AGND
3. MIC2 R
4. AVCC
5. FRO-R
6. MIC2_JD
7. F_IO-SEND
8. NC
9. FRO-L
10. LINE2_JD

The lines from my front panel are marked:

1. MIC IN
2. MIC POWER
3. EAR R
4. EAR R
5. EAR L
6. EAR L
7. GND

I know that GND is ground (duh...) but haven't got a clue on how they correspond. Help!!!!

Carl Martin · March 1st, 2007

Found the solution - absolutely senseless! Wish they would standardize these things.

**PrOLifIC_onE** · March 1st, 2007

If you have a chance, share the solution in case someone else does a forum search with the same issue.

Carl Martin · March 1st, 2007

Sure. I meant to do so earlier, but I couldn't get to my laptop to copy the info.

MIC-IN from case goes to MIC2 L (pin 1)
GND from case goes to AGND (pin 2)
MIC Power from case goes to MIC2 R (pin 3)
(nothing on pin 4)
EAR R from case goes to FRO-R (pin 5)
EAR R from case goes to MIC2_JD (pin 6)
(nothing on pin 7)
(nothing on pin 8)
EAR L from case goes to FRO-L (pin 9)
EAR L from case goes to LINE2_JD (pin 10)

Wasn't that easy? LOL!!!

**gvblake22** · March 1st, 2007

Aren't front panel connections fun?!

I've never even bothered to try and get those front panel audio connections hooked up, just looked like too much of a hassle. Now I know what I've been missing!

Glad you got it all sorted out though

**stinger608** · March 1st, 2007

The bad thing about hooking up the front audio connectors, is it usually render's the the back ones useless!

Carl Martin · March 1st, 2007

Jeesh Stinger, you almost gave me a heart attack. I had to run upstairs to check whether or not the speakers are working. They do.

(As soon as I catch my breath I'll need to smoke a cigarette.)

Panda Man · March 1st, 2007

I had a case that had front audio jacks, and the connectors inside the case were actual jacks! No way to hook them up to the motherboard inernally, I was like WTF what's the point?

screwballl · March 2nd, 2007

also if you disable onboard sound (like I have an X-Fi) then the front panel jacks won't work anymore.

The Sonata 2 was easy, had them all in a brick type with the extra wires coming out from that

**Capper** · March 3rd, 2007

A couple of things. MaxPC and a few other people have drawn up the schematics for the front panel connector layout and how to wire your sound card. Also, ASUS has those awesome new connectors that make setting up your front panel connectors, USB, and IEEE 1394 wires very simple.....I wish every motherboard maker would do that, or maybe standardize the wiring layout

March 1st, 2007	#1
Carl Martin vincit qui se vincit Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 451	Mobo Wiring I'm trying to clean up the wiring on my desktop and would like to reinstall the connections for the front audio panel. (They've never worked, so I assume they were never properly connected.) The motherboard manual assigns the following: 1. MIC2 L 2. AGND 3. MIC2 R 4. AVCC 5. FRO-R 6. MIC2_JD 7. F_IO-SEND 8. NC 9. FRO-L 10. LINE2_JD The lines from my front panel are marked: 1. MIC IN 2. MIC POWER 3. EAR R 4. EAR R 5. EAR L 6. EAR L 7. GND I know that GND is ground (duh...) but haven't got a clue on how they correspond. Help!!!! Core 2 Duo E6750 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Abit IP35 Pro 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 EVGA 8800GT 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB Cache Coolermaster RC-690 OCZ StealthXStream 600 watt Acer AL2216W 22" monitor Windows XP Pro SP2

March 1st, 2007	#2
Carl Martin vincit qui se vincit Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 451	Re: Mobo Wiring Found the solution - absolutely senseless! Wish they would standardize these things. Core 2 Duo E6750 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Abit IP35 Pro 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 EVGA 8800GT 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB Cache Coolermaster RC-690 OCZ StealthXStream 600 watt Acer AL2216W 22" monitor Windows XP Pro SP2

March 1st, 2007	#3
PrOLifIC_onE 5 Minute Mod Man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 673 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Mobo Wiring If you have a chance, share the solution in case someone else does a forum search with the same issue.

March 1st, 2007	#4
Carl Martin vincit qui se vincit Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 451	Re: Mobo Wiring Sure. I meant to do so earlier, but I couldn't get to my laptop to copy the info. MIC-IN from case goes to MIC2 L (pin 1) GND from case goes to AGND (pin 2) MIC Power from case goes to MIC2 R (pin 3) (nothing on pin 4) EAR R from case goes to FRO-R (pin 5) EAR R from case goes to MIC2_JD (pin 6) (nothing on pin 7) (nothing on pin 8) EAR L from case goes to FRO-L (pin 9) EAR L from case goes to LINE2_JD (pin 10) Wasn't that easy? LOL!!! Core 2 Duo E6750 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Abit IP35 Pro 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 EVGA 8800GT 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB Cache Coolermaster RC-690 OCZ StealthXStream 600 watt Acer AL2216W 22" monitor Windows XP Pro SP2 Last edited by Carl Martin; March 1st, 2007 at 15:54.

March 1st, 2007	#5
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,356 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Mobo Wiring Aren't front panel connections fun?! I've never even bothered to try and get those front panel audio connections hooked up, just looked like too much of a hassle. Now I know what I've been missing! Glad you got it all sorted out though

March 1st, 2007	#6
stinger608 The Real Final Word Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Zone! Posts: 2,550 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Mobo Wiring The bad thing about hooking up the front audio connectors, is it usually render's the the back ones useless!

March 1st, 2007	#7
Carl Martin vincit qui se vincit Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 451	Re: Mobo Wiring Jeesh Stinger, you almost gave me a heart attack. I had to run upstairs to check whether or not the speakers are working. They do. (As soon as I catch my breath I'll need to smoke a cigarette.) Core 2 Duo E6750 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Abit IP35 Pro 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 EVGA 8800GT 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB Cache Coolermaster RC-690 OCZ StealthXStream 600 watt Acer AL2216W 22" monitor Windows XP Pro SP2

March 1st, 2007	#8
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,907	Re: Mobo Wiring I had a case that had front audio jacks, and the connectors inside the case were actual jacks! No way to hook them up to the motherboard inernally, I was like WTF what's the point? Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

March 2nd, 2007	#9
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Mobo Wiring also if you disable onboard sound (like I have an X-Fi) then the front panel jacks won't work anymore. The Sonata 2 was easy, had them all in a brick type with the extra wires coming out from that Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

March 3rd, 2007	#10
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,664 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Mobo Wiring A couple of things. MaxPC and a few other people have drawn up the schematics for the front panel connector layout and how to wire your sound card. Also, ASUS has those awesome new connectors that make setting up your front panel connectors, USB, and IEEE 1394 wires very simple.....I wish every motherboard maker would do that, or maybe standardize the wiring layout INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

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