To connect a soundblaster audigy 2 ZS to a DELL dimension 8400 front panel headphone/USB jac

Open your case and look at the your front panel USB and Headphone jacks.... look for a black cable and follow it with your fingers until you get to the end. Its should be plugged into your MOBO in a white socket. Carefully unplug it and plug it into a white socket on the top of your AUDIGY. The cable is barely long enough and you might have to mess with it to get it to reach........ that's it!!!!!!!! You can now use your front panel Headphone and USB jacks with your AUDIGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Some older Audigy ZS's might not have the white plug.............Message Edited by MetalFloyd99 on 08-05-2005 08:2 AM

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.I am building a new system but the front panel connections in thr mobo manual need clarification for me .
Front panel connections jfp1 & jfp2
jfp2 -- 4pin speaker wire 2-8
3pin power led 1-5
jfp1-- 2pin hdd led 1-3
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Regards Ian

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2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED
4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
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7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull-up
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7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier
8 KEY No pin NO PIN
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10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel JUMPERED
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entasis wrote:
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