front port audio not working

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espn2829

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When I try to put in my headphones it plays a garbled sound, which I can barely make out. Plus, the left ear bud gets extremely hot. I'm not sure what is up. I have an nforce 4 motherboard. Maybe I didn't connect the wires correctly?

But then why do I hear garbled music if the wires are not connected correctly?

Please help.

Thank you for your time.
 
You didn't accidentally hook the front audio ports to USB headers, did you? Maybe the hot ear bud is getting 5v to it.
 
There's electrical issues. You need to unplug it ASAP before it actually destroys anything. Your USB front port or audio port is probably plugged in the wrong place where the opposites don't attract and create resistance and that's why you get the hot feeling on the bud. Check your motherboard's manual and then put the wiring in the right place. This is a common mistake done by inexperienced builders. Not much to worry about.

-J.
 
espn2829 said:
When I try to put in my headphones it plays a garbled sound, which I can barely make out. Plus, the left ear bud gets extremely hot. I'm not sure what is up. I have an nforce 4 motherboard. Maybe I didn't connect the wires correctly?

But then why do I hear garbled music if the wires are not connected correctly?

Please help.

Thank you for your time.
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it's really easy to connect the front panel audio the wrong way...
 
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