“Bought this laptop for twitch streaming, question about connecting a microphone. I bought a zalman zm-mic1, simple mic for recording audio on twitch. When I plug it into the headphone jack nothing happens and it doesn't register it as a recording device.”
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This device is meant to be plugged into a mic input jack. The headphone jack on the laptop is sound output only. Unfortunately, this mic would work great on a PC as it has a mic in jack on the back of the tower however, this laptop does not have a mic in. For audio on a laptop, you are best served to stick with a USB powered mic of some kind.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The 3.5mm audio jack on this device is a combo jack, both headphone and microphone connectivity within the same port. Be sure the external microphone is turned on. Plug the external microphone in to the 3.5mm audio port. Click on the magnifying glass icon at the bottom left of your Windows 10 screen. Type "Microphone" within the search window. Select "Set up a microphone". Follow the onscreen steps. If the microphone still does not work, check the compatibility of the microphone with a combo 3.5mm audio jack.
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