What Are the Different Color Audio Ports for

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I plan on getting the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro with a ModMic. But, I'm not sure which 3.5 audio jack is only for audio output and which is for the microphone. Or, do I not need to worry because the information will be in the motherboard manual?

Please help!

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this visual aid is useful, but i still don't know what goes where. I'm going to have a mic, headphones, and speakers, so which go where?

Speakers - connected to:

If you have a typical 2ch or 2.1ch speaker system (where there is only one 3.5mm jack connecting all the speakers/sub-woofer), you will connect that jack to the Line-Out (usu. green color) at the I/O panel of your motherboard located at the back of your case.

If you have a 5.1ch or 7.1ch, with all speakers/sub-woofer having individual jacks (no amplifier), follow the instructions/visuals of the mobo's manual, depending on your chosen motherboard, where each speaker is connected to each of the colored jacks.

Headphones - connected to:

Option A: Connect the 3.5mm jack of your headphone to your case's front panel Headphone-Out jack, usually located either at the front or at the top (sometimes at the side) of your case. It has usually a headphone icon drawn above it. This jack of your case will be connected to your motherboard's 9-pin HD Audio header via a cable that comes with your case.

Option B: If your speaker system has a Headphone-Out jack, you can also connect such headphones directly to the speaker's (or amp's) Headphone-Out jack. Some monitors also have this out jack where you can connect your headphone to.

Mic - connect to:

Option A: Connect the 3.5mm jack of your microphone to your case's front panel Mic-In jack, usually located either at the front or at the top (sometimes at the side) of your case. It has usually a microphone icon drawn above it. This jack will also be connected to your motherboard's 9-pin HD Audio header.

Option B: Connect the 3.5mm jack of your microphone to the Mic-Out (usu. pink color) at the I/O panel of your motherboard located at the back of your case.

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i think mic is pink and green is speaker

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Depends on what motherboard you will be getting. Typically, the 3.5mm audio jacks at the rear panel are color-coded (if not labelled) as such:

For 3x Audio Jacks:

For 6x Audio Jacks:

For example:

Some motherboards do not have any color-coding in the audio jack panel such as this:

But it will be appropriately labelled in the motherboard's User Manual:

• #4

Depends on what motherboard you will be getting. Typically, the 3.5mm audio jacks at the rear panel are color-coded (if not labelled) as such:

For 3x Audio Jacks:

For 6x Audio Jacks:

For example:

Some motherboards do not have any color-coding in the audio jack panel such as this:

But it will be appropriately labelled in the motherboard's User Manual:

this visual aid is useful, but i still don't know what goes where. I'm going to have a mic, headphones, and speakers, so which go where?

Feb 22, 2015

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this visual aid is useful, but i still don't know what goes where. I'm going to have a mic, headphones, and speakers, so which go where?

Speakers - connected to:

If you have a typical 2ch or 2.1ch speaker system (where there is only one 3.5mm jack connecting all the speakers/sub-woofer), you will connect that jack to the Line-Out (usu. green color) at the I/O panel of your motherboard located at the back of your case.

If you have a 5.1ch or 7.1ch, with all speakers/sub-woofer having individual jacks (no amplifier), follow the instructions/visuals of the mobo's manual, depending on your chosen motherboard, where each speaker is connected to each of the colored jacks.

Headphones - connected to:

Option A: Connect the 3.5mm jack of your headphone to your case's front panel Headphone-Out jack, usually located either at the front or at the top (sometimes at the side) of your case. It has usually a headphone icon drawn above it. This jack of your case will be connected to your motherboard's 9-pin HD Audio header via a cable that comes with your case.

Option B: If your speaker system has a Headphone-Out jack, you can also connect such headphones directly to the speaker's (or amp's) Headphone-Out jack. Some monitors also have this out jack where you can connect your headphone to.

Mic - connect to:

Option A: Connect the 3.5mm jack of your microphone to your case's front panel Mic-In jack, usually located either at the front or at the top (sometimes at the side) of your case. It has usually a microphone icon drawn above it. This jack will also be connected to your motherboard's 9-pin HD Audio header.

Option B: Connect the 3.5mm jack of your microphone to the Mic-Out (usu. pink color) at the I/O panel of your motherboard located at the back of your case.

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Hi all I m using motherboard supports

Realtek 662 3xAudio Jacks for 6 channel HD Audio . It has pink,green and blue pins. I need to connect my Logitech z906 with that. I am trying to connect them with 6 channel output wire comes from Logitech like green,orange,black. When I connect with computer that 3 pins realtek audio manager asking me which is front,rear and center. I don't know how to connect and colors coding.please help me

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Hi all I m using motherboard supports

Realtek 662 3xAudio Jacks for 6 channel HD Audio . It has pink,green and blue pins. I need to connect my Logitech z906 with that. I am trying to connect them with 6 channel output wire comes from Logitech like green,orange,black. When I connect with computer that 3 pins realtek audio manager asking me which is front,rear and center. I don't know how to connect and colors coding.please help me

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