I need an audio adapter for comp

Quote from gonepostl : Yup, and that's exactly where I put the hd audio cable coming from the case. Exactly right there. Even double checked for ya. I plug my speakers in the back in the green connection and it says no connection in playback devices and the realtek audio manager in my taskbar. Seems like I'm pissing you all off. I'm sorry I don't know this stuff!!

You certainly are not pissing any of us off.
Sorry if you got that impression.

OK, so it is now established that it's not a connection problem, as the rear audio out that you are using has nothing to do with the case connector which is for the front audio and microphone plugs.
When you look at the playback devices, do your speakers or the audio program (perhaps AC97) show up in there?
Have you looked in the device manager to be sure that the audio driverts are installed?
Did you plug your speakers into the pale green plug in the back?

Quote from RockySosua : You certainly are not pissing any of us off. Sorry if you got that impression. OK, so it is now established that it's not a connection problem, as the rear audio out that you are using has nothing to do with the case connector which is for the front audio and microphone plugs. When you look at the playback devices, do your speakers or the audio program (perhaps AC97) show up in there? Have you looked in the device manager to be sure that the audio driverts are installed? Did you plug your speakers into the pale green plug in the back?

I plugged it in the back pale green on the back of the case where it's located. I checked device manager and it shows



Ok, I should also mention that the top of my computer case. this picture.

I was not able to hook up because I didn't have enough molex connections to power the front audio plugs. I'm going to see if I can pull off some digital wizardry.

I'm telling you. My computer is already riddled with cables. Here's a pic I just took to show you guys what I'm dealing with. I'm a noob at building computers. My power supply is modular and I really don't want to run another molex cable. Any suggestions to tidy it up? I've never done cable management before.

My computer's guts:

You shouldn't need any power to connect the front audio.

Quote from gonepostl : I'm telling you. My computer is already riddled with cables. Here's a pic I just took to show you guys what I'm dealing with. I'm a noob at building computers. My power supply is modular and I really don't want to run another molex cable. Any suggestions to tidy it up? I've never done cable management before. My computer's guts:

From the newegg description about the case you have:
"Cable routing holes on the motherboard tray for easy routing and hiding cables behind the MB tray"

The audio plug/connector issue and cable madness could be avoid if you read the manual.

Here is the photo showing what it looks like if you tuck the cables away:

Update:

Really confused. I powered the front panel, I have the case cable plugged in on the correct port on the motherboard. I installed the drivers. Still nothing. All I should have to do is supply power, which I did. What's goin on here?!

Quote from gonepostl : Update: Really confused. I powered the front panel, I have the case cable plugged in on the correct port on the motherboard. I installed the drivers. Still nothing. All I should have to do is supply power, which I did. What's goin on here?!

Did ya forget to turn your speakers on, by any chance?
Do you have a set of headphones to try in place of your speakers?

Quote from RockySosua : Did ya forget to turn your speakers on, by any chance? Do you have a set of headphones to try in place of your speakers?

speakers are on. Tried a pair of headphones. Nadda. I'm going to uninstall and reinstall the audio drivers. Maybe that'll work??

The usb drives on the picture I just uploaded of the front panel work fine. Not the audio though. Same power source........

Quote from gonepostl : speakers are on. Tried a pair of headphones. Nadda. I'm going to uninstall and reinstall the audio drivers. Maybe that'll work?? The usb drives on the picture I just uploaded of the front panel work fine. Not the audio though. Same power source........

snapshots will be helpful:
1. device manager window
2. audio management software window
3. windows volume mixer window
4. close-up photo on the HD audio connector at the motherboard audio header area

Quote from gonepostl : speakers are on. Tried a pair of headphones. Nadda. I'm going to uninstall and reinstall the audio drivers. Maybe that'll work?? The usb drives on the picture I just uploaded of the front panel work fine. Not the audio though. Same power source........

There's a sata cable, and additional fan connectors coming out the front panel, also, there's this. I have no idea what it is. I'm guessing since only the usb 2 ports on the front work, it's probably a usb 3.0 power supply?? What is this??

Quote from teetee1 : snapshots will be helpful: 1. device manager window 2. audio management software window 3. windows volume mixer window 4. close-up photo on the HD audio connector at the motherboard audio header area

Roger, give me 10 minutes, gotta unplug a couple video cards and take screenshots.

Update: Screenshots. I'm pulling out the video cards and taking a picture of the hdaudio connector. Gotta pull a couple video cards. Brb 10 min.

Snapshots:

Quote from gonepostl : speakers are on. Tried a pair of headphones. Nadda. I'm going to uninstall and reinstall the audio drivers. Maybe that'll work?? The usb drives on the picture I just uploaded of the front panel work fine. Not the audio though. Same power source........

There is no power source for the front panel USB outputs, nor for the audio in and out.
The case supplies wires from the ports to a connector that connects to the appropriate place on the motherboard.
It may be that we are just using different terms, in which case, no worries.
But if you have somehow managed to send power from the power supply to those USB and/or audio connections, then you'd have a serious problem on your hands.

2. audio management software window
The front panel audio jacks may come disabled, you need to enable it through both the software and BIOS:
http://www.rm.com/Support/Technic...ferrer=rss
http://freeweelee.wordpress.com/2...-solution/
You have to click on the correct port and choose the correct device (speaker) to make the connection after you plug the speakers in. The instructions are in the motherboard manual Appendix. A.
Also make sure the default audio device is not through any of the video card HDMI port.
Also in the BIOS settings make sure the front panel audio is enabled.
The front panel audio jacks has nothing to do with the power.

In the picture of the realtek audio manager, you're in the digital output settings.
Perhaps that is the issue.
There is an icon near the top on the right for setting the default device.
Have you looked to see what the default device is?

My camera is over 8 years old and sucks at taking pictures so I took three. It definitely said hd audio and I seated it correctly

It appears properly connected, but even if it weren't, it would not affect your rear speaker outputs, so assuming the speakers are functional, then you have a software problem and the likely culprit is the default device is not set correctly.