Basically if I go into the console and click the surround right speaker the sound will come from the front right, and the surround left comes through the front left. So basically all audio comes out of the front speakers output. Sound comes through the front speakers as normal when the respective L/R speaker icon is selected in the console. RESET SW: 2-pin connector to connect the reset switch on the front panel. If the computer freezes and cannot be restarted normally, use this button to restart it. POWER LED (+/-): This is a 2-pin connector for the power status indicator on the front panel. This indicator light will illuminate when the power is on. The motherboard has been exposed to moisture. The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user guide. The motherboard has been dropped and damaged. The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage. y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage the motherboard. Personally I've found the Sound Blaster Z to be better only because its headphone surround sound software to be superior than any other implementation I've used. I use this card for FPS gaming. Asus ROG Strix z690 Gaming-E, Intel 13900k, Nvidia RTX 3090 Strix, 32GB @4000 CL15, Watercooling: x2 MCP655 pumps, x2 360mm, x1 420mm, and x1 140mm. Microphone input also doesn't work. And I have tried both the motherboard audio jack as well as the case audio jack. I have even tried unplugging the case audio header. I did a complete OS reinstall but that didn't work either. Any help is appreciated. CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 4.3ghz Motherboard: MSI H81-P33 Audio: Realtek ALC 887 Case: Antec Use Windows audio control dialogs. No updated driver, no realtek audio console, no nahimic. No problems. Limited functionality? Perhaps, but not that I notice. ie I can still set-up things like jack switching, audio effects, defaults, and so on. "Enhanced" control apps basically duplicate a lot of functionality that windows already provides. Sound cards are more likely to be noisy, have interference, and introduce latency than the built-in audio. If your motherboard sound is noisy then go with a USB sound or USB DAC solution. If you need the additional inputs for your setup, bought really high impedance headphones (>80ohm) for some unknown reason, or there's noisy audio coming out I have recently finished my PC build but my audio input is not working (MSI B550 A-Pro mobo). Both USB and AUX ports on the front and back don't work. Audio output is working fine. When I crank the volume of my mic to max I hear a crackling sound and a small voice. Things I already tried: - Audio devices are showing correctly in the windows This Video is about How to Fix Front panel Audio Jack not detecting headphones Well as Microphones and Realtek Front Panel jack, not working Issues. You will Using clean installed Win11 & Realtek HD Universal Driver v. 6.3.9600.2299, the audio control panel could be launched correctly. IT was a fresh install. The problem was fixed by using the drivers from the z690 unify x motherboard. It had the same version number but a more recent date. Probably the included drivers from the force wifi/carbon XZDAIB.