Audio port

Hi, in my laptop i have only one 3.5mm audio jack. I use it for my headphones. So my question is, can i use my external microphone on this port?
(My laptop is hp elitebook 840 g2)

The answer is almost certainly going to be, "Yes", but you ought to check the specs in your computer manual or on HP's website.

All the best,
Denis

It may be a TRRS (Tip, Ring, Ring, Sleeve) 3.5 audio jack.


Most modern laptops use this, and most smartphones as well!
You can get a adapter for cheap that converts it to 2 TRS jacks, one for the speakers/headphones, and 1 for mic.


/edit
What is the port of your Microphone? If it's USB, just connect it to one of your USB ports, If it's a 3.5mm jack, get a TRRS to 2TRS cable, and if it's a XLR connector, get a audio interface, it will connect thru USB.

Hani said:

... can i use my external microphone on this port?

Click to expand...

What kind of jack does your external mic have?

On Notebooks it may be good to check Device Manager, Audio Inputs and Outputs, may have a built-in Microphone, mine with Win11 does.

This is my audio jack and this is the port of my laptop. When i plug in my mic, my laptop does not find it. I dont know why.

Hani,

What do the specs in your computer manual or on HP's website say about the audio jack?

Denis

I think, it is possible, but i dont know, why my laptop does not recognize the mic.

@Hani, It may possible that your laptop does recognise it, but as Speakers. If you play a sound, best case scenario, will do nothing, worse case scenario, will damage the mic.

The documentation on your laptop says it has a mic and a speaker out and it is made on one port. Can you try a phone headset that has 3.5mm audio jack and has a microphone? Make sure that it's TRRS not TRS. See my Post #3 above.