Open the casing of your computer and locate the connection between the motherboard and the front audio jack.
If the connection is not proper, it will appear to the computer that there is no front audio jack at all. This occurrence is very common in a number of different users. If both the above methods don’t work, you need to make sure that the connection between your motherboard and the front audio jack is proper and connected. Solution 3: Checking Connection between Motherboard and Audio jack
Once the window has opened, check/uncheck the option Disable front panel jack detection.
Now click the folder icon present at the top-right side of the screen.
Select Small icons display type from the top-right side of the screen.
Press Windows + R, type “ control” in the dialogue box and press Enter for the control panel to launch.
Restart your computer properly before proceeding.
Now run the driver setup and install the drivers on your computer accordingly.
Navigate to Realtek’s official download website and download the required drivers for your computer to an accessible location.
Note: If it is already enabled, we recommend that you disable it and then see if the issue gets resolved. Here, we will navigate to the audio jack properties and enable the detection manually. If the detection itself is disabled, the audio device will not get recognized by the computer.
Now check if the front audio ports are working properly.Īnother issue which we came across was where the detection was turned off for the front panel of your computer.
After you have set it properly, you will see the window somewhat like below.
Select the tab Playback, right-click on your Audio device and select Set as Default Device.
Right-click on the sounds icon present on your taskbar and select Sounds.
We will change these settings and see if the issue gets fixed. The audio device corresponding to the front audio jack might not be set as the default device for communication which may cause issues. In the best case, it is possible that there is nothing wrong with the installed drivers on your computer and the connection between the motherboard and the audio jack is proper as well. Solution 1: Setting Audio Device as Default Make sure that you follow the top solution first and work your way down accordingly. We have listed the solutions in an order prescribed by the difficulty and the level of occurrence.
The required port might not be enabled from your audio settings.
Outdated audio drivers installed on your computer.
Bad connection between the front audio jack module and your motherboard.