k so i have a soundcard with 3 ports on it. one is speakers , another microphone , but ive no clue what the third is . what im hopeing to do is get sound comming through both my speakers and an earpiece at the same time , but im not sure if/how thats POSSIBLE.

these are the ports , the blue one is the one im not sure of http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/toometalforthedevil/BLAH.jpg

any help on this would be much appreciatedIt could be a headphone jack...as far as i KNOW SOUNDCARDS will run either speakers or headphones but not both at once...

patio. 8-)Do you have a need for that other port or you are just curious? If you could post the model number of the sound card perhaps we could advise.On my sound card, the light blue port is Line-in. The color scheme is fairly standard, so I think you can assume that port is Line-in.

Line-in can used to connect an audio source to computer so that can record from that input source. I've recently used it to convert some music tapes to digital FORMAT. I connect a sound cord to the phones jack on my tape player, and the other end to the Line-in port on my sound card.

Some speakers have a headphone output jack. So, that's one option, although it requires a purchase. Does you computer have a headphone output jack on front? Mine does but the wiring for it is not connected to ANYTHING. I believe the motherboard has connectors for that front headphone jack but I'm not using onboard sound, and I don't know whether that wiring can be connected to the sound card; I rather doubt it.Quote

On my sound card, the light blue port is Line-in. The color scheme is fairly standard, so I think you can assume that port is Line-in.

Line-in can used to connect an audio source to computer so that can record from that input source. I've recently used it to convert some music tapes to digital format. I connect a sound cord to the phones jack on my tape player, and the other end to the Line-in port on my sound card.

Some speakers have a headphone output jack. So, that's one option, although it requires a purchase. Does you computer have a headphone output jack on front? Mine does but the wiring for it is not connected to anything. I believe the motherboard has connectors for that front headphone jack but I'm not using onboard sound, and I don't know whether that wiring can be connected to the sound card; I rather doubt it.