x-fi probs plaz help guys

[ronnieburns]

hi every1. i have the x-fi fatality and i want to use my microphone in the front port i have in my 5 1/2 inch bay but although i can get sound through the headphones i get no response from the mic unless its connected to the rear of the soundcard. I have seen posts saying to launch the console and choose line in 2 mic 2 as the input but this doesnt appear in my console or am i looking in the wrong place i dunno but its very annoying so please gimme your suggestions and get this sorted so i can use teamspeak and ventrillo etc

line2/mic2 does not appear in normal volume playback or recording controls either! but i dunno why

and yes i know i spelled plaz instead of pleaz lol

[ronnieburns]

ok i tried uninstalling all the creative stuff and started again and updated to the newer drivers on the creative website and now the problem has changed completely. I still dont see line2/mic2 in any menu on my computer but now when i plug the microphone into the front panel i can hear myself through my speakers but no matter how many things i mute it doesnt stop unless i switch the dial on the front panel off ir disconnect the mic. Whats more disturbing is that i now get no sound through my headphones when i connect them to the front panel which makes no sense because they always worked before and the mic jack didnt.

before reinstalling i checked the connections inside my pc and they were fine and now this new problem has happened. dear god im unlucky with these things.

any help is greatly appreciated

[d3fiant]

in the record applet in ur sound properties change the select box from 'What U Hear' to 'Microphone'. That should fix the hearing urself but as for the other stuff Im sure someone else with the xfi can offer some help

[ronnieburns]

that doesnt change anything i tried that already but thx for the idea anyway. does any1 with an x-fi have any clue how to fix this