Audio connections I need to know what the number sequence is on the motherboards to reconnect the front audio plugs on my computer.I have eight plugs to connect and don't know which one goes were?. Please help.

This is just simple way. Just connect your front panel audio plug connector with your mother board audio socket.
In your motherboard there are several chassis-mounted functions. For your help i add a motherboard layout image.

You have a problem with HP connectivity. When I moved my dx7100 motherbard into another casing I experienced that error and also chassis fan not detected error. Chassis fan error is easy to remove, You only need a fan with at least 3 cables (with sensor) and plug it into 4 pin chassis fan connector. Audio conector have 10 pins (eight pin missing for orientation (with followed numerication
2 4 6 10
1 3 5 7 9
If you only want to get rid of the error ( with no use of back audio(use of another soundcard)) then short pins 2 and 7. But if you want to use back connectors, then you must bridge with jumpers 1-3 for microfone, 5-6 for audio L and 9-10 for audio R.
I've bee searched thru internet and didn't find this trick anywere.

Gigabyte Support > GA-81865GVMK motherboard > Main Support page,

http://ee.gigabyte.com/products/page/mb/ga-8i865gvmk/

Click on the Downloads tab.
(Advantages / Overview / Specification / Downloads / News / Awards)

Underneath the above tabs now, you will see the bold subheading -
Download type: , and a box to the right of it. (Has Driver in it)
Left-click on the blue Down Arrow, to the right of the box.

In the drop down list click on - Manual
Top the right of ->
English / 1003 / 4.1Mb / 06/01/2005, left-click on the country name in blue, nearest yours. Or click on FTP.

This is a PDF file. The computer you are using now, has Adobe Reader on it, which uses PDF files.
After you click on the server (Country) nearest yours, it may take up to 30 seconds, before the first page comes up.

[Took 22 seconds using a medium speed DSL connection just now]

Move your mouse cursor to the bottom/middle of the manual.
Go all the way to the right, and left-click on the Adobe PDF icon.
When you hover your mouse cursor over it -> Show Adobe Reader tool bar <- briefly comes up.

In the top header of the PDF file is the PDF page number box.
The page numbers in this box do not match, the actual manual page numbers.
When I refer to a page, it is the PDF file page number I will be referring to.

The PDF page number box is to the Right, of the Down Arrow.
You can use the Down Arrow to go page by page, or if you know the page you want you can do this;

1) Put your mouse cursor in the PDF page number box.
Left-click once. (Anything in the box is highlighted in blue)

2) Type the page number
3) Press the Enter key

In the header is also the Zoom In icon ( + ), and the Zoom Out icon
( - )
Clicking on the Zoom In icon increases the view size.
On the Zoom Out icon decreases the view size.

Go to Page 11. Look at the motherboard layout in this illustration.
Match it up to your motherboard in your computer case.

Now go to Page 23.
Here are the various connectors on the motherboard.
Scroll through Pages 24 to 34. This tells you what connects to the connectors on the motherboard, and how to connect them.

Page 30. CD_IN (CD in connector)
This is where the audio cable (Audio Out) from your optical drive, plugs into.
(Optical drive = CD/DVD drive)

Note the connector on the motherboard, has a Notch on one side.
Note the audio cable's connector from the CD/DVD drive, has a Locating Lug.
There is only one way to plug this connector in.

Page 30 again. F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)
Note the pinout in the connector's illustration, to the right of the motherboard illustration.

(Segmented block to the right of the motherboard illustration, and has the numbers 2 and 10 on top, 1 and 9 on bottom)

For additional questions please post in a Comment.
Regards,
joecoolvette

Please connect front audio cable with motherboard in the a audio port of motherboard.If we work with sound card then connect front audio cable with sound card.

If you are familiar with electronic parts you can fix this with your own. Open you CPU casing and locate the wire connected to your front audio. At the end part of the wire from your front panel you need to plug the end part to your motherboard. You can see the audio port at the lower part to the motherboard. You can read there a label audio input so you plug at this port

Could you be less specific as to what motherboard and front-panel, and why you couldn't download the manual from the maker if you pitched it out?

Then, to be sure, get a DVM with small probes, set it on continuity, and confirm the pinout.

The front audio panel will only work if connected to motherboard. Try
connecting to the audio panel in the back of the computer (directly
to the motherboard). If the rear panel audio plug (green) doesn't work
then the audio drivers that came with the motherboard might need to
be installed. Check your audio driver status with operating system.

The headphone jack up front may not be connected to the PC's integrated audio on the motherboard (or to the PC's sound card if you purchased one with the system instead. There'll be an audio cable running from the front of the computer to a port on the motherboard. If you look at this motherboard diagram for the Vostro 220 (not the 420 or 220s), it'll be the port numbered "15" that's the opne for the audio for the front panel. You don't need the speakers plugged on the back to have the headphones work, but having them plugged in will at least tell you if the sound is working or not.

Hi Tracybow,

The Front Panel Audio connection should have a couple of wires to plug in into your MotherBoard. Usually, the connectors are named and all you need to know is the exact location in your MotherBoard.
I would suggest you to visit your MotherBoard manufacturer and download the manual for your MoBo. You will find in the manual a diagram of the MotherBoard which shows the location for those wires.

Hope this helps.

Best regards
Eduardo

you need to uninstall pervious installed cd audio driver, Then re-install your audio driver again /restart your computer. if you do not have the cd audio driver, you can visit the website of your motherboard manufacturer. Enter in the search box your motherboard model number which can be located at the motherboard plate somewhere the pci exponsion slot. download the audio driver full path. Pleasure to help you!