hi, this is my first time building my own pc, which explains why i ask noob questions. anyways

i have a cooler master cosmos 1000 case. and an asus p5k mobo.

my confusion is that, my mobo has a AAFP internal connector. but my Cosmos case has a AC'97 plug, and a HD Audio plug. im wondering which one of these plugs go into AAFP? or is my AAFP connector compatible with both plugs, and its just a matter of picking one?

if AAFP accepts both plugs without smoke comming out the back, could someone then explain which is better between AC97 and HDAudio? which one should i use?

btw, probably because this case is quite new, it doesnt not have a million 2pin wires for you to rearrange yourself. its just AC97 and HD. both are 10-1 pin connectors.

someone tell me which one to connect and which one is better so i dont start a fire by accident please. thanks

Hi,

just plug the ac97 one.

Power the computer, go to bios.

If there is an option in the sound category between ac97/hdaudio, you can set hdaudio, save, power off computer and plug the hdaudio cable.

hdaudio bring auto detection of headphone and micro.

Brad