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Audio jack is hardly working

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  • 22-04-2015 2:37am
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    mossy95
    Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭


    So on my PC my audio jack is not working with any of my headphones as it doesn't seem to even register that it is there on the PC. I fiddled around with the placement of my headphone plug inside the jack and I noticed that when the headphone plug is placed in the jack and I hold the plug upwards, the PC registers the headphones and sound plays. If I let go the PC doesn't register the headphones and I cant hear any audio.

    Can anybody help me? Will I have to replace my jack? Is it even fixable?


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    mossy95 wrote: »
    So on my PC my audio jack is not working with any of my headphones as it doesn't seem to even register that it is there on the PC. I fiddled around with the placement of my headphone plug inside the jack and I noticed that when the headphone plug is placed in the jack and I hold the plug upwards, the PC registers the headphones and sound plays. If I let go the PC doesn't register the headphones and I cant hear any audio.

    Can anybody help me? Will I have to replace my jack? Is it even fixable?

    Could be banjaxed alright. Have you only got the one? Lots of PCs would one front and one rear.


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    doolox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭doolox


    Which is why right angle jacks are better than straight to avoid stress on the socket. Repair is a matter of replacing the socket on the motherboard which a repair shop should do but might cost a bit. Figure €50-€90 to do the job. I know that power sockets cost €90 to do but are bigger and carry more power and are harder to do correctly than an audio socket ( Heat and power issues).

    Laptops are fiddlier than desktops and may cost more to do etc.


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Without knowing the spec of the OPs PC, it might be the case that repair would cost more than its worth. In this case, a work-a-round could be a USB audio adapter.

    edit here's one for eur1.29 from china or you'll get one closer and quicker for less than e5
    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/New-USB-External-Mic-Speaker-3D-5-1-Channel-Audio-PC-Sound-Card-Adapter-Brown-/361069619012?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item54116d2744


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