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    2nd headphone jack not working

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by duckwing89, Oct 6, 2010.

  1. duckwing89

    duckwing89 Notebook Guru

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    Anyone have issues getting the 2nd headphone jack to carry the same signal as the first headphone jack? When I plug in the first headphone it registers as a headphone in windows. When I plug the 2nd headphone in it works in that I can hear the chime sound in the windows volume control but it seems to be on a different channel altogether. When playing a youtube video or anything in Windows media player, only the first headphone jack works.

    Alienware m11X r2 btw
     
    duckwing89, Oct 6, 2010
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  2. cappielloa

    cappielloa Notebook Consultant

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    Check that your settings are configured for stereo sound, not 5.1 surround in the HD Audio Manager.
     
    cappielloa, Oct 6, 2010
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  3. M11Ash

    M11Ash Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry to be a bit of a lame duck, but where is this program? Is it installed with the realtek drivers?
     
    M11Ash, Oct 6, 2010
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    Yes, it is a part of the Realtek driver. It's in the Control Panel, but if you type it into the start menu, it should come up too.
     
    cappielloa, Oct 6, 2010
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  5. M11Ash

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    found it, cool. Only gives me the option for stereo - however finally found visualization for my headphones :)
     
    M11Ash, Oct 6, 2010
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