Cannot install my soundcard on my x58 gigabyte or get my mic to work

[symphony4flamez]

Can someone  help me I have had a lot of hardware problems with this mother board I had to keep returning to get another one because the power plug slot on the mobo was half ass attached to it.Now I can't install any soundcard to it it just keeps saying my soundcards cannot be detected on my motherboard. I also cant get my mic to work no matter which slot I insert it.

X58 Gigabyte with i7 950

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

I am assuming that if the soundcard hasn't been installed properly the mic isn't going to work anyway.

What soundcard have you got and with what connection?

[symphony4flamez]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

I am assuming that if the soundcard hasn't been installed properly the mic isn't going to work anyway.

What soundcard have you got and with what connection?

I have a built in Realtek Digital output. I get normal sound regardless I do have separate slots on the mobo for the mic and speakers, I just can't get any sound from the mic, though my headphones and speakers work when I connect them separately. I have a  Creative Sound blaster live 5.1 sound card, It connects through PCI.

[Dark Mantis]

Well you can't have them both running happily at the same time so you are going to have to disable the onboard sound through the BIOS.