MSI K8N Diamond - Front Audio Header Mic problem

Hello,
I'm Alex Dias Teixeira from the netherlands
About 3 months ago I assembled my own computer, but yesterday is tried to install my Fronpanel that is on my case. Not without problem.
I connected all pins as said in he manuals, and replaced the two jumpers with the pins, no problems so far. The problem is that my microphone is not working properly in my frontpanel.
Its seems to work but when I record my sound in Windows Soundrecorder I get a flatline but can hear my sound I recorded... in MSNmessenger and Windows Speech hardware test my sound is POOR( bad and soft sound ). I have no clue anymore ... anything is connected properly :(
Mainboard:   MSI K8N Diamond                                     Manual page 34
Case:           Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS             Manual
Mainboard                                                                                                       Case
PIN   SIGNAL                DESCRIPTION                                                                PIN
1      AUD_MIC             Front panel microphone input signal  -----------------------  MIC_In
2      AUD_GND            Ground used by analog audio circuits ------------------------ Ground
3      AUD_MIC_BIAS    Microphone power --------------------------------------------- MIC_VCC
4      AUD_VCC            Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits
5      AUD_FPOUT_R    Right channel audio signal to front panel --------------------- EAR_R
6      AUD_RET_R        Right channel audio signal return from front panel ---------- Return_R
7      HP_ON               Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier
8      KEY                    No pin
9      AUD_FPOUT_L     Left channel audio signal to front panel ----------------------- EAR_L
10    AUD_RET_L         Left channel audio signal return from front panel ------------ Return_L
I hope this is all the info ya'll need and are willing to help me.
Thanks in advance
Alex Dias Teixeira

Check the manual, but if you use the microphone plug-in in the back on the motherboard, you might disable microphone input
to the front case header panel.  I believe if you use the microphone in the back, it disables microphone input from the front.  Also be sure to check the multimedia/sound settings near the clock to make sure you don't have anything muted in advanced tabs found.

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    But when I came to see the motherboard's image, I couldn't found these two slots anywere. There they are 2 PCI-Express x16 and 3 "normal" PCI slots...
    So, the question is if somebody knows where are those slots, or if it's only an error in the specifications web page...
    Early thanks!!

    If u check the msi website and click the flash about the K8N Diamond it shows that it has
    2 x PCI Express 16x/1x - meaning if one port is running 16x (i.e. non SLI) then the other can be utilised as a x1 port
    bogus I know - especially seeing as the Asus board can support extra x1 slots  

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