SB Live Value Question

krinks · 15-03-2004, 09:13 PM

I bought an Ultra Media Dashboard:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...8&sku=U10-8201

and I'm having trouble getting it to work properly. I have a SoudBlaster Live! Value sound card, and I'm wondering if it is possible to hook up the dashboard's headphone jack so that I can just plug in headphones and have it work. At the moment, the speakers are plugged into the back of the SB and they work fine. However, I can't figure out where to plug the headphone jack. I've tried it in every jack on the SB, and it only works in the speaker jack. This means that I'd have to hook the speakers to the front of the computer, then unplug them, and plug in headphones to hear them. This defeats the purpose of having the dashboard. Does anyone know how to have both? Is it even possible with this soundcard?

Any help would be great. My full specs are as follows:

Asus A7V8X-X motherboard
500MB Kingston Value RAM (400mhz, PC3200)
AMD Athlon 2500XP
ATI Radeon 9600 (current drivers)
Creative Labs SB Live! Value (current drivers)
PCI USB Card (4 external/1 internal ports)
80GB hard drive
Lite-On CD-R drive
500W power supply
Lexmark X93 color printer/scanner
Hewlett Packard P1100 21” monitor
Monsoon Speakers
Logitech Cordless MX duo (mouse/keyboard)
Logitech Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick
Logitech QuickCam
Logitech Wingman Cordless gamepad
Ultra Media Dashboard

Big B · 16-03-2004, 02:23 AM

Get a splitter for 1/8" jacks. They're available at Best Buy or Radio Shack for less than 5 bucks. Split it at the sound card's front speaker jack.

krinks · 16-03-2004, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big B

Get a splitter for 1/8" jacks. They're available at Best Buy or Radio Shack for less than 5 bucks. Split it at the sound card's front speaker jack.

Ya know ... some answers are just SO simple that they're overlooked

Big B · 16-03-2004, 12:56 PM

Heh. I swore I've seen some thingamajig that would let you switch between your speakers and headphones. I shoulda picked it up, but I didn't and can't find it. I know some speaker sets have a headphone jack, which is pretty nice IMO.

15-03-2004, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
krinks Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 19 Status: Offline	SB Live Value Question I bought an Ultra Media Dashboard: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...8&sku=U10-8201 and I'm having trouble getting it to work properly. I have a SoudBlaster Live! Value sound card, and I'm wondering if it is possible to hook up the dashboard's headphone jack so that I can just plug in headphones and have it work. At the moment, the speakers are plugged into the back of the SB and they work fine. However, I can't figure out where to plug the headphone jack. I've tried it in every jack on the SB, and it only works in the speaker jack. This means that I'd have to hook the speakers to the front of the computer, then unplug them, and plug in headphones to hear them. This defeats the purpose of having the dashboard. Does anyone know how to have both? Is it even possible with this soundcard? Any help would be great. My full specs are as follows: Asus A7V8X-X motherboard 500MB Kingston Value RAM (400mhz, PC3200) AMD Athlon 2500XP ATI Radeon 9600 (current drivers) Creative Labs SB Live! Value (current drivers) PCI USB Card (4 external/1 internal ports) 80GB hard drive Lite-On CD-R drive 500W power supply Lexmark X93 color printer/scanner Hewlett Packard P1100 21” monitor Monsoon Speakers Logitech Cordless MX duo (mouse/keyboard) Logitech Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick Logitech QuickCam Logitech Wingman Cordless gamepad Ultra Media Dashboard

16-03-2004, 02:23 AM	#2 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Get a splitter for 1/8" jacks. They're available at Best Buy or Radio Shack for less than 5 bucks. Split it at the sound card's front speaker jack. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

16-03-2004, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Heh. I swore I've seen some thingamajig that would let you switch between your speakers and headphones. I shoulda picked it up, but I didn't and can't find it. I know some speaker sets have a headphone jack, which is pretty nice IMO. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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