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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: mcfarlanem27 on March 07, 2012, 12:53:34 PM

Title: Speakers won't connect properly to computer's sound card through headphone jack
Post by: mcfarlanem27 on March 07, 2012, 12:53:34 PM

My speakers are connected to my computer's sound card through the headphone jack. Though the sound would occasionally drop out during the course of a session, tapping the chassis gently would generally restore it. This is no longer the case. I can only hear through the computer's internal speakers. What can I do to restore the connection? 

Title: Re: Speakers won't connect properly to computer's sound card through headphone jack
Post by: Raptor on March 07, 2012, 01:36:13 PM

Sounds like the soundboard got loose or the jack needs resoldering.

Title: Re: Speakers won't connect properly to computer's sound card through headphone jack
Post by: Darthgumby on March 08, 2012, 02:55:38 PM

If you're on a tower, you should be OK to buy a cheap replacement sound card and plug your speakers into that in the back - that my first thought.  Otherwise if you are on a laptop, they do make a USB plug with a sound card built in - headphone and speaker jacks.

http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_details.cfm?sku=USBG-X2X&cats=121&catid=121%2C136%2C134

Title: Re: Speakers won't connect properly to computer's sound card through headphone jack
Post by: rthompson80819 on March 08, 2012, 03:12:53 PM

Since the machine has internal speakers, the odds are that it's a laptop.  Before I tore the machine apart I would try another set of speakers.