Re: Dell's Sorry History of Microphone/Soundcard Issue (Update)

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From: Grumps
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:51

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Class_Action wrote:
> "Grumps" <grumpsnothere@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have an old Dimension XPS. It has a mic that would appear to be
>> wired a little unusual. I thought that the 3.5mm stereo jack plug
>> used the end two conductors for the left and right channels, and the
>> longer conductor (nearest the jack body) as the common (or ground).
>> Well, the Dell mic that came with the XPS has the mic element
>> connected between the end two conductors and does not use the ground
>> part of the plug. This mic does not work (I haven't tried shouting)
>> in any other piece of audio gear (PCs, minidisk, etc). Does this
>> mean that the XPS has a weird arrangement on the sound card (mic
>> input)? And would it follow that only the supplied mic would work?
>
> (The Dell supplied mic has the same problem.)
>
> The cause is not the mic, but the soundcard driver:

So the problem is solved! And this thread can end. Great!

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From: "Grumps" <grumpsnothere@hotmail.com>
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