Microphone problems with XP

[mccready]

Have tried to set up a PC microphone (Plantronics 39dBV Pa; 3kΩ; 100Hz-8kHz) on XP and cannot get the microphone volume meter to register any sound input using the Microphone wizard.

Have tested the microphone independently and it works. The computer has two microphone input jacks and neither works.
The sound output/speakers work fine.

Any ideas on how to fix this problem. Many thanks in advance

------------
System Information report

Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name
System Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model P4M266-8233
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~1996 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG, 12/26/2001
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"

Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 225.37 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.22 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[Audio Codecs]

CODEC Manufacturer Description Status File Version Size Creation Date
c:\windows\system32\l3codeca.acm Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen IIS Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\L3CODECA.ACM 1, 9, 0, 0305 284.00 KB (290,816 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\iac25_32.ax Intel Corporation Indeo® audio software OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\IAC25_32.AX 2.05.53 195.00 KB (199,680 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\sl_anet.acm Sipro Lab Telecom Inc. Sipro Lab Telecom Audio Codec OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\SL_ANET.ACM 3.02 84.00 KB (86,016 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\msaud32.acm Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Audio OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSAUD32.ACM 8.00.00.4487 288.00 KB (294,912 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\msg723.acm Microsoft Corporation msg723.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSG723.ACM 4.4.3400 116.00 KB (118,784 bytes) 12/4/2004 11:45 PM
c:\windows\system32\msg711.acm Microsoft Corporation msg711.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSG711.ACM 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) 9.00 KB (9,216 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\msadp32.acm Microsoft Corporation msadp32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSADP32.ACM 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 14.50 KB (14,848 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\imaadp32.acm Microsoft Corporation imaadp32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAADP32.ACM 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 16.00 KB (16,384 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\tssoft32.acm DSP GROUP, INC. tssoft32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\TSSOFT32.ACM 1.01 8.00 KB (8,192 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM
c:\windows\system32\msgsm32.acm Microsoft Corporation msgsm32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSGSM32.ACM 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) 19.50 KB (19,968 bytes) 8/18/2001 6:00 AM

[Sound Device]

Item Value
Name Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM)
Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_45111106&REV_30\3&13C 0B0C5&0&8D
I/O Port 0x0000E800-0x0000E8FF
IRQ Channel IRQ 11
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\vinyl97.sys (6.14.01.4070 built by: WinDDK, 157.75 KB (161,536 bytes), 9/6/2004 5:01 PM)

[Conflicts/Sharing]

Resource Device
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF VIA CPU to AGP Controller
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440

IRQ 5 SoftV92 Data Fax Modem
IRQ 5 Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4)
IRQ 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
IRQ 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
IRQ 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller

IRQ 11 NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
IRQ 11 Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM)

Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF VIA CPU to AGP Controller
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440

Memory Address 0xE4000000-0xE5FFFFFF VIA CPU to AGP Controller
Memory Address 0xE4000000-0xE5FFFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF VIA CPU to AGP Controller
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440

I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB VIA CPU to AGP Controller
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440


[DMA]

Resource Device Status
Channel 4 Direct memory access controller OK
Channel 2 Standard floppy disk controller OK

[Forced Hardware]

Device PNP Device ID

[I/O]

Resource Device Status
0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus OK
0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller OK
0x00000D00-0x0000FFFF PCI bus OK
0x000003B0-0x000003BB VIA CPU to AGP Controller OK
0x000003B0-0x000003BB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 OK
0x000003C0-0x000003DF VIA CPU to AGP Controller OK
0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 OK
0x0000D000-0x0000D007 SoftV92 Data Fax Modem OK
0x0000D400-0x0000D4FF Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4) OK
0x00000A79-0x00000A79 ISAPNP Read Data Port OK
0x00000279-0x00000279 ISAPNP Read Data Port OK
0x00000274-0x00000277 ISAPNP Read Data Port OK
0x0000D800-0x0000D80F VIA Bus Master IDE Controller OK
0x000001F0-0x000001F7 Primary IDE Channel OK
0x000003F6-0x000003F6 Primary IDE Channel OK
0x00000170-0x00000177 Secondary IDE Channel OK
0x00000376-0x00000376 Secondary IDE Channel OK
0x0000DC00-0x0000DC1F VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
0x0000E000-0x0000E01F VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
0x0000E400-0x0000E41F VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
0x0000E800-0x0000E8FF Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM) OK
0x00000010-0x0000001F Motherboard resources OK
0x00000022-0x0000003F Motherboard resources OK
0x00000044-0x0000005F Motherboard resources OK
0x00000062-0x00000063 Motherboard resources OK
0x00000065-0x0000006F Motherboard resources OK
0x00000074-0x0000007F Motherboard resources OK
0x00000091-0x00000093 Motherboard resources OK
0x000000A2-0x000000BF Motherboard resources OK
0x000000E0-0x000000EF Motherboard resources OK
0x000004D0-0x000004D1 Motherboard resources OK
0x00000800-0x00000805 Motherboard resources OK
0x00000020-0x00000021 Programmable interrupt controller OK
0x000000A0-0x000000A1 Programmable interrupt controller OK
0x00000080-0x00000090 Direct memory access controller OK
0x00000094-0x0000009F Direct memory access controller OK
0x000000C0-0x000000DF Direct memory access controller OK
0x00000040-0x00000043 System timer OK
0x00000070-0x00000073 System CMOS/real time clock OK
0x00000061-0x00000061 System speaker OK
0x000000F0-0x000000FF Numeric data processor OK
0x000003F0-0x000003F5 Standard floppy disk controller OK
0x000003F7-0x000003F7 Standard floppy disk controller OK
0x000003F8-0x000003FF Communications Port (COM1) OK
0x000002F8-0x000002FF Communications Port (COM2) OK
0x00000378-0x0000037F Printer Port (LPT1) OK
0x00000060-0x00000060 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
0x00000064-0x00000064 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
0x00000330-0x00000331 MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device OK
0x00000201-0x00000201 Standard Game Port OK

[IRQs]

Resource Device Status
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 11 NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 OK
IRQ 11 Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM) OK
IRQ 5 SoftV92 Data Fax Modem OK
IRQ 5 Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4) OK
IRQ 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 3 Communications Port (COM2) OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 10 MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device OK

[Memory]

Resource Device Status
0xD0000-0xD3FFF System board OK
0xF0000-0xF7FFF System board OK
0xF8000-0xFBFFF System board OK
0xFC000-0xFFFFF System board OK
0x1FFF0000-0x1FFFFFFF System board OK
0xFFFF0000-0xFFFFFFFF System board OK
0x0000-0x9FFFF System board OK
0x100000-0x1FFEFFFF System board OK
0xFEE00000-0xFEE00FFF System board OK
0xFFF80000-0xFFFEFFFF System board OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF VIA CPU to AGP Controller OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 OK
0xC0000-0xDFFFF PCI bus OK
0x20000000-0xFFEFFFFF PCI bus OK
0xE4000000-0xE5FFFFFF VIA CPU to AGP Controller OK
0xE4000000-0xE5FFFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 OK
0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF VIA CPU to AGP Controller OK
0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 OK
0xE0000000-0xE3FFFFFF VIA CPU to AGP Controller OK
0xD8000000-0xD807FFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 OK
0xE7000000-0xE700FFFF SoftV92 Data Fax Modem OK
0xE7010000-0xE70103FF Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4) OK

[feelfrozen]

hi, i was just looking fr a solution to a problm similar to the one u hv posted...ur post is quite old still i would like to knw if u were able to solve the problem...

[NooNoo]

Welcome to Windrivers feelfrozen

What Windows are you running? What is your sound card?
If I had to guess, I would say look at the speaker configuration, if it's set for 5.1, then the microphone input thinks it's a speaker output.