well my problem is that my mic doesn't work...i plug in my headset...into the right place...i can hear stuff but the mic doesn not detect my voice..i am 100% sure i plugged it in right and i tried updating my drivers two...i tried using a different headset....can someone help me fix this problem?

i am using an IBM pc

Check in your volume settings whether you have the microphone recording volume muted. If so, try unmuting it.

tried that...checked the volume settings and all...nothing was muted and it still didn't detect anything..even on full volume

What is your sound card? Are the input/output jacks colour coded? Which jack is the microphone plugged into? What program are you using the microphone with? Did you adjust the recording microphone volume or the playback microphone volume (which should be muted unless you want to hear the sound of your own voice)?

yeah the jacks are colour coded...theres a pink/red one for the mic...a blue one for god knows what and a green one for the speakers..i plugged the mic into the pink/red one with the symbol of a mic under it....and yeah playback volume is on mute..recording volume is on full volume....i use it with msn messenger but no other program detects sound from the mic either...i tried....as for the sound card...well actually i dont know what sound card i'm usuing..is there a way to check?...do you think it's the sound card though? cuz the speakers are working file...so weird.. :mad:

Ah, there's something. What kind of headset is it? Is it just a microphone, or does it also come with headphones?

If it's a combo (with two leads), then you might find that the microphone will not work if the headphones are not plugged in. Not to worry though - if you have a secondary output jack on your sound card (for multiple speaker setups) you can just plug the headphones into there and still use your speakers.

i ususally plug them both in when i try to use the mic....which it's why it's so weird because i can hear things with the headphones but with the same headset it doesnt detect my voice...as for the jacks...i tried that...i tried pluggin it in to different holes when it didn't work in the right one....still doesn't work

maybe it is the sound card o.O...i should probably get a new one

Go to control panel setting sounds and audio settings select the voice tab.

Make sure a audio device is listed there. then click the volume button and make sure

line in volume is not to low or muted If using stero make sure balance is in the middle.

This might not be your problem but it is worth checking if you have not done so already

PS make sure the volume is not muted for line in

sorry I just read the previous posts more carefully and see you have tried this.