

If you do wish to use the SPDIF - HDMI pass-through, then please see this FAQ for instructions on installing the SPDIF cables to your motherboard: If you do not wish to use the SPDIF to HDMI pass-through, then skip this step.Detach all monitors and TV's from the video card or the onboard video controller. For a list of EVGA video cards and motherboard onboard video controllers that support HDMI, please see: Ensure that you are using a video card or motherboard with an onboard video that supports the use of an HDMI.Finally, this option is located in a very convenient location to quickly change settings to suit your audio needs. Third, this will help solve conflicts between using a onboard sound and HDMI pass-through audio. Second, this option is available for each monitor or TV you have attached, so you can enable or disable the HDMI Audio to each monitor or TV you are using. Likewise, you can switch back to the SPDIF pass-through when finished with your headphones or speakers by switching the HDMI audio to enabled. First, this option will allow you to use headphones or speakers connected to either the onboard audio panel or your front panel, even though you are using the SPDIF pass-through audio connector, by simply turning the HDMI audio to disabled. You may want to use this for several reasons. The latest Nvidia GeForce drivers allow you to enable or disable HDMI Audio through the Nvidia Control Panel. At this point I'm wondering if the motherboard's sound card just broke or that the HDMI cable screwed it up. Double-checking that everything was plugged in properly for it on the motherboard.Plugged speakers into both audio jacks on my machine.Messed with every setting I could in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.Multiple driver updates, rollbacks, uninstalls, reinstalls.Windows has no problems detecting my USB headset as well. I plugged them into my phone and they worked fine.

They are analog and I plug them into the correct lime green port. Windows continues to tell me that they are not plugged in when they are. I finally had to reinstall Windows 10 and that has solved every issue except the speakers. As soon as I turned on my PC I had all sorts of system crashes and my speakers stopped working, always coming up as "Not Plugged In" even though they were. I also swapped one of my monitors from DVI to HDMI with the switch. Shortly after that I bought a GTX 1070 and put it in my machine. Hello, I upgraded to Windows 10 fairly recently.
