Microphone Issue

[ejf7]

I'm trying to set up my webcam that has a built in microphone. The mic is definately connected to the correct port.

I think my problem is that my computer is trying to use the same audio device to record as it is to playback. In my Sounds and Audio Devices Properties, Voice playback and Voice recording has the same device selected (Realtek AC97 Audio. There are no other options to select in either drop down menu.

When my computer outputs sound, it sees that sound as microphone input. It does this even is no devices are connected to my soundcard at all. When I go into "Test Hardware", when it tells me to speak into the microphone, it doesn't hear anything unless my soudcard is outputting sound, then it will hear that.

I tried re-installing the Audio codec, and it still does the same thing. Does anyone have any ideas on what I need to do to fix the problem?

I'm using the integrated sound card on my motherboard, which is an ASUS A8V Deluxe. I have a socket 939 AMD 3200+ processor, and am running Windows XP SP2.

Thanks in advance.

 

[thebigdude]

What webcam is it?

 

[ejf7]

It's just a generic brand. The only number I see on it is HYW20. There's no brand name on it unless "Digital Product" is the brand. It's a 1.3 MP USB webcam.

 

[ejf7]

Anyone?

 

[PurdueRy]

go to your volume control panel, go to options, properties, recording, ok, then check the select box under microphone.

 

[oinka]

I had this problem too right after I started using netmeeting on windows XP. It went away after I did the setup wizard in netmeeting. I think you find it in the options menu. It's the one where it tests the sound and then it tells you to test the mic by reading some crap. After doing that my problem went away.

 

[ejf7]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
go to your volume control panel, go to options, properties, recording, ok, then check the select box under microphone.

It is already checked.

Originally posted by: oinka
I had this problem too right after I started using netmeeting on windows XP. It went away after I did the setup wizard in netmeeting. I think you find it in the options menu. It's the one where it tests the sound and then it tells you to test the mic by reading some crap. After doing that my problem went away.

I've done that several times, and it doesn't fix the problem. When I'm in the part where I read it, it doesn't detect any sound unless I play something with sound on my PC.

Any other ideas? I'll try hooking up another microphone to see if it's the microphone that's bad.

Should it be using the same device to record and playback the sound?

 

[ejf7]

Ok, it's fixed.

I connected it to the Line-In and tested it, and it didn't work, I plugged it back into the microphone input while it was in the middle of the test and it started detecting it.

Thanks for the replies.