Stereo system not being recognized

[Sgtjacques]

I have a Sony Mini Hi-Fi component system (model number MHC-EC99i) and it has a Pc input jack. When i put the Pc input jack into the stereo and into my pcs headphone jack, nothing happens. It doesn't register the stereo at all and it used to work with windows 7 so im not sure if this is just a windows 10 thing. Any ideas out there?

 

[nukemaster]

Please check your playback(right click the speaker icon in the system tray area) settings to see what you have.

Is anything else already the default device? This sometimes happens with HDMI and DisplayPort monitors and TVs.

 

[Sgtjacques]

I checked the playback and all it showed was my headset which is the default device. I have tried unplugging it then plugging in the stereo system and no luck. I also have a tv connected via HDMI but im not sure if that would cause any problems.

 

[nukemaster]

HDMI would not cause issues if you do not see it.

Have you installed the latest drivers from your board maker or system makers website?

Your stereo should work just like any other computer speakers or receivers.

 

[Sgtjacques]

HDMI would not cause issues if you do not see it.

Have you installed the latest drivers from your board maker or system makers website?

Your stereo should work just like any other computer speakers or receivers.

They all seem to be up to date.

 

[nukemaster]

Well that is a strange one.

Normally disconnecting headphones forces audio back to your speakers.

If you have no phones plugged in, What does your Playback section look like?

 

[Sgtjacques]

Well that is a strange one.

Normally disconnecting headphones forces audio back to your speakers.

If you have no phones plugged in, What does your Playback section look like?

Empty lol

 

[nukemaster]

Does your sound card have software. Can you confirm you are connected to the green jack in the back of the system.

What happens if you connect to the front port.

 

[Sgtjacques]

Does your sound card have software. Can you confirm you are connected to the green jack in the back of the system.

What happens if you connect to the front port.

I used the front port

 

[nukemaster]

So no matter what you use you can not get any audio from the stereo, but headphones did work?

For some reason or another Windows does not seem to have even detected your sound card.

Do you see any devices with hidden and disconnected devices shown?
Right click to check if hidden and disconnected devices are showing or not.

 

[Sgtjacques]

So no matter what you use you can not get any audio from the stereo, but headphones did work?

For some reason or another Windows does not seem to have even detected your sound card.

Do you see any devices with hidden and disconnected devices shown?
Right click to check if hidden and disconnected devices are showing or not.

Both are checked and still nothing. Its like the stereo stole my PC's cookie or something

 

[nukemaster]

The thing is the computer can not even tell what the stereo is. It just sends analog audio to whatever is connected to the other end of that 3.5mm jack(could be headphones/speakers/stereo/another computer).

Showing disconnected devices should at the least show your audio outputs.

When I am next on that system, I will enable onboard audio to see if I get a similar result. I have reaktek onboard that is disabled because of my sound card.

 

[Sgtjacques]

The thing is the computer can not even tell what the stereo is. It just sends analog audio to whatever is connected to the other end of that 3.5mm jack(could be headphones/speakers/stereo/another computer).

Showing disconnected devices should at the least show your audio outputs.

When I am next on that system, I will enable onboard audio to see if I get a similar result. I have reaktek onboard that is disabled because of my sound card.

ok so i unplugged my USB headphones and tried all of the headphone analog jacks. all on my computer and on both of my tvs and nothing there worked either. My computer seems to only accept USB audio.

 

[nukemaster]

Can you check the device manager to see what you have under Sound Video and game controllers.

 

[Sgtjacques]

Can you check the device manager to see what you have under Sound Video and game controllers.

I have Cyborg F.R.E.Q.5 gaming headset and Nvidia virtual audio device that show up there

 

[Sgtjacques]

So turns out that my High definition audio controller was disabled. Enabled that and now it works. i feel silly

 

[nukemaster]

It happens to us all.

Glad it was an easy fix.