The Intel D975XBX2 Extreme Series Board Audio Connectors

[themrspeedoist]

Hi Gang

Hope I find you all in good health. The qusetion is about the "Yellow Pin Connectors" for audio on the "Intel D975XBX2 Extreme Series". With manual in hand I see what Intel is showing me how to connect the front panel's leds. Whereas in the manual it shows "Port 1 L" "Port 2 R, and so on. But the leds are "Mic Power" "Mic In" "R Out" "L Out".
Only thing that matches is "Ground" this was easy. I have two left which are "Mic Power" "Mic In". But anyway you get the idea. Intel looks like they are pertty specific about their boards. You would think the leds would be named the same as what they are trying to connect yoy. But at this point Intel is making it a guessing game. The servers I build have to be exact so the companies make sure they are going to get it right by giving one the right instructions.
Anyone know what I am talking about? Let me know ASAP.

"Remember you get what you give" themrspeedoist

 

[wahnula]

Hmmm....don't really know exactly what you're asking...but it certainly can get frustrating for on who is document-dependent to wrassle with a new desktop or peripheral. I read an article where the magazine editor's brother bought a new PC & peripherals, a big pile of boxes, he went to help and the procedure took two days, and there was nothing defective! Just missing and incorrect documentation. I just struggled installing a cheapo HP all-in-one that NOWHERE in the documentation did it refer to installing the CD in the PC!

Anyway in your case you seem to have it licked. Since you know where ground is, the two remaining MIC cables are either hot & ground or two hots for stereo. If you have speakers set up it's easy to test, just touch one exposed end of the MIC wire and you should hear a familiar 60 cycle hum, if it's on both sides it's a mono MIC, if on one side I'll bet the other will be the other side. It's not uncommon to have a separate ground for audio, and I doubt that it's a balanced line, so the buzzing line goes to MIC conductor, the other to ground.

Don't worry about shock hazards or damaging speakers, I have done this "test" with a major league sound system with noe worries. If I misunderstood your question sorry for the discourse.

Tony

 

[themrspeedoist]

No you did good, The connecter on this Intel motherboard and the leds from the front mic-in and headphones of the mid-tower just do not "word match". In one hand you have a receptical and in the other you have a plug. One in the Intel motherboard intructions say one thing and the other discribes it as another. Very confusing to say the least. But I know in this forum there are men that have the answer to this simple question. Hum or not. LOL

Thank You Very Much

"You get what you give" By themrspeedoist (TechnicalUser)