Microphone does not work - Vista Home Premium

[Wildcat]

I plugged the mic into the pink jack at the back of the computer. Nothing.
Checking the manage audio devices only shows a front jack. There are no
yellow warnings in device manager and the closest I can come to the device
is an Intel 82801 H HD Audio Controller. The driver is MS Vista
6.0.6000.16386 on PCI bus 0,device 27, function 0. I recall having a
manager at some point because I changed the speaker settings when they did
not work but I can't find one now.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Have you tried this:

Right click on the Speaker icon in the Taskbar and select Recording Devices.
Right click in the Recording window and select both "Show Disconnected Devices"
and "Show Disabled Devices".

Does the rear microphone jack now show up? If it does, click on it as press the
Set Default button and use the Properties and Configure buttons to set up the
microphone.

Have you looked in Control Panel or your All Programs list for an Audio Manager
applet?


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!

 

[Marty Markoe - eMicrophones, Inc.]

Microphone does not work - Vista Home Premium

The audio subsystem in Vista still needs some refining. This is a question
we get a lot. It often has to do with selecting the correct default sound
input source. We have a frequently asked question on our website titled, "How
does one setup the microphone and soundcard in Windows Vista?" at:
http://www.mymsspeech.com/faq_answer.asp?contentID=76

Usually just following these directions helps set up the microphone.

Marty Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.
See us at: http://mymsspeech.com

 

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

"Marty Markoe - eMicrophones, Inc."

The audio subsystem in Vista still needs some refining. This is a question
we get a lot. It often has to do with selecting the correct default sound
input source. We have a frequently asked question on our website titled,
"How
does one setup the microphone and soundcard in Windows Vista?" at:
http://www.mymsspeech.com/faq_answer.asp?contentID=76

Usually just following these directions helps set up the microphone.

Marty Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.
See us at: http://mymsspeech.com

Bearing in mind that Vista is now at SP1, there is no excuse for Microsoft
to still have bugs in Vista.
Regards Mike.