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    Acer Aspire 3680 Headphone SPDIF jack problem (no sound)

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by dxbguy, Feb 7, 2008.

  1. dxbguy

    dxbguy Newbie

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    When I plug a headphone into the SPDIF/headphone jack, there is no sound.

    Until now, I have tried many drivers to get it working but to no avail.

    The only working option for me so far and for others as well I've read is that you have to turn the laptop to standby and wait until the laptop has cooled down. Then you just turn if back on and plug in the headphones and presto! it works!

    Jack ceases to work after the laptop has been restarted again (even from standby) when the laptop is warm.

    I would appreciate if anyone knows a more lasting solution.
     
    dxbguy, Feb 7, 2008
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  2. madman335

    madman335 Newbie

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    Hi there,
    I see the problem and i am writing to tell you there is a permanent solution. However, I need to know whether you formatted your laptop or if the fault was annonymous. If you did format your original settings then it means you must flash your BIOS.

    BIOS is an acronym for Basic Input/Output System. It's one of the most crucial components on a motherboard. It determines and tells your computer what it can do without accessing any other files or programs from your storage; it acts like simple software. Basically the BIOS contains all the information that's needed for your computer to POST (=Power on Self Test). This includes how to control your keyboard, communicate with your processor, send/receive video signals to/from your monitor, and recognize your components (hard drives, optical drives, USB devices, serial ports and so on). If this makes sense then you understand that without the BIOS a computer would not boot at all; neither will it boot with a defective/corrupted BIOS.

    Now that you know what a BIOS is you should be aware that i hold no responsibility outcome towards your actions relating to flashing your bios.
    If you are wondering where to get your bios flashing software from then click this link:

    ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_3680/bios/3216.zip
    or
    http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_3680.html

    GOOD LUCK!
     
    madman335, Sep 10, 2008
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