soundcard prob

[techy1-no]

ok this is a bit strange, if i use the standalone mic socket mic works, but have to use speaker socket to hear headphones obv.. when i bought soundcard i also bought a desktop audio pc speaker- headset switch, so i wouldnt have to keep pulling pc out to to plugin headset, but noooooo i cant use that as it doesnt have a seperate mic only socket.
so now i have mic working am back to square one as have to pull pc out ...... ohhhhhh myyyyyyyyy.
but thanks for help everyone..

[IMweasel]

YW,
But when you switch between speakers and headset using an external switch,you don't really need to unplug/switch the microphone do you?

You could also combine the usage of your onboard or pci card. For example keep your headset wired to the pci card and external speakers to your onboard card. It should be no problem to have them both enabled.
When necessary,make one or the other the default output.

[techy1-no]

yea my bad, obv if i can use sockets i can use with switch, thx again.
also reason for disabling onboard sound i read somewhere that it can cause probs with cards, so will try with it enabled then i have best of both worlds

[IMweasel]

Been there done that! It should work fine as long as you keep a close eye on your 'default' playback/recording settings,volume sliders,mute checkboxes...

Or the position of your external switch ;-)
Good luck with your 'experiment'!