P5E - Lost audio connections on rear

External Since: Feb 04, 2008 Posts: 4

I have a P5E and Vista Home Premium 64. I recently lost all sound from the
sound ports on the rear. I do have sound coming from the headphone socket
on the front panel. That connectors is wired up that to blue lighted module
that is hooked up to the motherboard that in the past sent sound to the
rear.

I can't remember the exact point at which I lost the sound to the rear
connectors but it may have to do with creating a second User on the machine.
I remember that an "AudioESP" window popped up when I first started up the
new user. The AudioESP window that pops up shows a plug moving into one of
the color coded rear panel sockets and lets you assign what speakers (L/R.
C, etc.) you want to assign to the colored socket. Maybe I did assigned
some sort of conflict with the second user setup.

Or maybe it has nothing to do with that. All I know is that I'd like to get
the sound back and I can't even find that AudioESP mini app to try to run it
again to get things right.

Any suggestions?

External Since: Feb 04, 2008 Posts: 4

I guess I solved it.

I went into the Device Manager and uninstalled the SoundMAX Integrated
Digital HD Audio entry. Then I installed the SoundMAX driver that comes on
the P5E installation disk. Then after a reboot the AudioESP came up again
and I was able to correctly assign the speaker port. I haven't tried
getting the second user configured, nor the front panel connectors for the
headphones but at least I am up and running on the main sound.

"Walter_Slipperman" wrote in message

>I have a P5E and Vista Home Premium 64. I recently lost all sound from the
>sound ports on the rear. I do have sound coming from the headphone socket
>on the front panel. That connectors is wired up that to blue lighted
>module that is hooked up to the motherboard that in the past sent sound to
>the rear.
>
> I can't remember the exact point at which I lost the sound to the rear
> connectors but it may have to do with creating a second User on the
> machine. I remember that an "AudioESP" window popped up when I first
> started up the new user. The AudioESP window that pops up shows a plug
> moving into one of the color coded rear panel sockets and lets you assign
> what speakers (L/R. C, etc.) you want to assign to the colored socket.
> Maybe I did assigned some sort of conflict with the second user setup.
>
> Or maybe it has nothing to do with that. All I know is that I'd like to
> get the sound back and I can't even find that AudioESP mini app to try to
> run it again to get things right.
>
> Any suggestions?