Can you use ON-board sound + souncard without restarting the computer etc

[bigjimmyauk]

Just want to check on this before i plunge in and buy some headphones today.

i was hoping to keep the 2.1 speakers plugged into the on-board so the wife can use them in the day etc etc and leave the headphones plugged into the new sound card so when i want to game etc etc i just switch it over from within windows without having to diasble the on-board from within bios.

Is this possible or am i urinating against the wind here.

 

[bigjimmyauk]

can use them fine, as you said just need to switch them over in windows.

currently use my sound card for gaming on speakers/headfones and output from onboard to the tv.

How do you do this from within windows 7.

it's not something i;ve done before so i have no idea where to start?

cheers for the help

 

[bigjimmyauk]

Right click on the little speaker in the bottom right taskbar. Select 'Playback devices', choose which one you want and then click 'Set default'.

Nice one mate thanks very much