Mike don't work

[macampbell]

Hi folks

I got my friend a mike for his computer, but can't seem to make it work.

His m/b is Asus A7V333, and os is XPHome.

I plug it in and go into sounds and audio - voice, his onboard sound card shows, Audio works OK, but when I test the mike hardware, it says no mike detected. This mike works OK on my own computer.

I do have it plugged into the pink socket.

Any ideas please

mac

[richard_cocks]

control panel > sounds and multimedia.

then audio tab, go to "volume"

then "options > properties"

select the "recording" radio button is checked.

tick microphone box.

Then ok that window, and tick the "select" box under microphone.

[macampbell]

Thanks Richard

I never realised there was a setting there.

mac

[macampbell]

Just in case someone else has this problem the problem was: He had his audio configured for 5 speaker sorround sound,
I changed it to two speaker stereo desktop and viola mike working.

mac

[Imperion1]

Using the onboard audio, is he?

[macampbell]

Yep

mac

[Imperion1]

If he still wants surround sound, he'll have to get a separate audio card.

[macampbell]

He's happy as things are, all working fine.
Thanks

mac