New GA-X58A-UDR board and the sound stopped working

[Dark Mantis]

OK. Painfull but we will get there in the end.

Right click on the speaker icon in the system tray and select each option in turn and make sure they are all looking right. There are normally 5 options so you will need to do this five times.

[wbtczn]

I've re-checked them - everything looks good.

[Dark Mantis]

In that case I would want to try some different speakers on the system. There could be a problem with the speakers themselves or the wiring. I know that you tried them on a different system but that doesn't really prove anything apart from they were working then.

[wbtczn]

This is the nutiest thing.  I plugged my new USB headset into my laptop and it worked fine.  I unplugged the speakers from the new computer and plugged them into my laptop, and they worked fine.  I then plugged the headphones into the new computer, and I had sound.  Next, I unplugged the headphones and then plugged the speakers into the front jack, and they worked (screen popped up to confirm I was using the front jack).  Moved them to the rear of the computer, confirmed I was now using the rear jack, and they didn't work.  Moved them back to the front, and they work.

[Dark Mantis]

Right then I think I know what the problem is.

Go into Control Panel/Realtech HD Audio Manager and the on the top right of thepage you will see Device Advanced Settings and if you click that you should find a dialogue box with various options to enable/disable sound sources etc.

[wbtczn]

I've tried all of the combinations, no sound out of the back.  Screen print of what it looked liked when I opened it (and what it looks like now) below.

[Dark Mantis]

I'm sorry I can't think of anything else unless there is a fault with the rear output connection.

[wbtczn]

That's what I'm thinking, too.  I'm a bit scared to return the board, though, because everything else is working fine.

[Dark Mantis]

Yes I can appreciate your reluctance but there again if it is a hardware problem you want it fixed and be able to use your speakers.