Speakers not working on the dell M6400 (headphone works)

On my M6400, there is no sound coming from the speakers, both in windows and in linux. It used to come.
Sound IS coming via headphones if I plug those in.


I did the bios diagnostics and it came pass; when it went to the video test, it gave a loud beep at the prompt --- is that from the speakers ?

Are my laptop speakers fried ?

 

The loud beep is probably from the system speaker on the motherboard, not the speakers. If you have NBD warranty, have Dell send out a technician with speakers and a motherboard, so if replacing the speakers alone doesn't fix it, then it's the motherboard.

 

I was afraid of that. Unfortunately, the laptop is out of warranty.

 

The M6400 couldn't be out of warranty, all business systems come with a 3-year warranty standard and the M6400 isn't that old of a model.

 

Long story, it was a replacement system.

 

I think it'll be worth a shot to replace the speakers and see. I found a palmrest with speakers on Ebay that was cheaper than just the speakers, so it definately couldn't hurt to have a spare palmrest in case you crack, scratch, or wear out the palmrest.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270595095936

 

Thanks, unfortunately he does not ship outside US....

 

Did you check your country's version of Ebay for similar deals?

 

Yup, no luck. I guess I'll manage with the headphone port for now....
Thanks for the help

 

You're welcome, keep checking though!