C-Media Front Panel not working

[Wahooney]

I have an on-board C-Media 9880 And I'm trying to get my mic working through the front panel. I've installed the Microsoft HD drivers and the latest C-Media driver.

In my C-Media 3D Audio Configuration the icons in the front panel are greyed out (see attachment). I can hear out of the headphones perfectly, but I can't hear any sound from my mic. I've confirmed that my mic is functional by plugging it into the Rear Panel and I can confirm that my front-panel jacks are both functional by playing sound through both.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Wahooney]

Ok... It just seems to have spontaneously jumped back to life. But I'd still like to know why those icons are greyed, I recently formatted my PC and before I did they weren;t.