The motherboard (Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7) has the following audio chip: Audio: 5.1 (Creative Sound Core3D)
Frontpanel Audio Connector
Return L
Return R
Ground
Ear L
Mic VCC
Ear R
Mic-In
AC'97 Front Panel Audio (not mentioned in the online manual)
1 = MIC
2 = GND
3 = MIC Power
4 = NC
5 = Line Out (R)
6 = NC
7 = NC
8 = No Pin
9 = Line Out (L)
10 = NC
Photo from the front panel audio connectors:
If I get this right, this should be the correct match:
Ground = GND
Mic VCC = MIC Power
Mic-In = MIC
But what about the others? Is Return L = Line Out (L)
?
Best Answer
Now I found out that the product website for the case is still online. Here all necessary information is described:
To answer my question:
Return L/R
isLine In L/R
.Ear L/R
isLine Out L/R
in my case. The result looks like this:But that was not enough. I had to install
Sound Blaster Pro Studio
(from the motherboard manufacturer driver page) and change some settings to get the front panel working: