No make or model but audio ports front and rear have to work right when new. It's not so you have to make the maker get it right.
Here I just use the rear ports since front ports are often not hooked up.
Both front and back audio ports work inconsistently for Desktop PC. Sometimes after the restarting the computer it works for sometime and then audio gets cut off. I'm seeing the issue for both speakers and mic and sometimes usb as well. Could the problem be with the computer cabinet or motherboard?

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