AMD FM2A88XExtreme6+ Sound??

306bobby wrote: ...I rebuilt it 5 minutes ago and the front sound ports on the case are still unworking. The back speaker output is a great amount louder though. Should I still return it or maybe wait a few days and see what happens?

Bobby, you're saying there that something has changed between when you initially posted and now, that there is a difference since "5 minutes ago" ?


If that is true, please do an out of the case bench build of it and see if any thing changes again. Place the motherboard directly on the ASRock box it came with.

On the plain box. DO NOT place anything between the bottom of the motherboard and the ASRock box.

I would try returning it to the store you purchased it from first and hope they exchange it for you. If that fails then you can try ASRock directly.

If you can RMA still then do so. The damage may not be restricted to the onboard amp and could worsen in time. Always return a damaged product when you can, believe me you do not want to get out of warranty and then have it fail.

306bobby wrote: Now I do have one question about this though. I understand that this is probably very messed up, but the HD audio output for the front inputs on the case is the only thing all crackly at the moment. The normal ports on the mobo sound great, just very very quiet

Meh, don't waste your time.

The below says it all:

306bobby wrote: ...., there was an electricity discharge on the mobo, directly where the Purity Sound is located.

Yea. That was bad. RMA the board and don't waste any more of your time.

Get in the good habit of always unplugging  power and discharge it whenever/each and every time you take the cased side panel(s) off.

Sadly there is no simple fix. If the amp is blown you will either need to hook up a preamp to the audio output then the speakers to that (in essence replacing the onboard amp) or get a new add in sound card. The problem with the preamp solution is that you will likely get a lot of hiss and crackle, especially if the damaged onboard amp causes signal noise because it is broken.