Problem with Realtek, Will not detect mic on my headphones

thepoiosnpotato

Honorable
Oct 31, 2013
2
0
10,510
I am insanely new to windows seven and realtek and I have no clue at all how to make it so my headphones with mic work. I am basically using a pair of earphones that have a mic attached to the cord. On my old computer I didnt have to do anything, the mic just naturally worked, however with realtek, I cannot get the mic on these headphones to work. The sound works just fine, as long as i select the headphones or any of the speaker out functions in realtek however even if i have it only on the mic setting, realtek will not detect anything coming from the mic. Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
Solution
If the speakers and microphone SHARE the same plug, it may not be designed to work with a PC. An exception would be using USB headphones.

The MICROPHONE connection is separate. The headphones use green and the microphone uses PINK I believe.
If the speakers and microphone SHARE the same plug, it may not be designed to work with a PC. An exception would be using USB headphones.

The MICROPHONE connection is separate. The headphones use green and the microphone uses PINK I believe.
 
Solution