Dell XPS M1330 - left speaker went silent

The left speaker on my Dell XPS M1330 went silent some time ago for all sound sources (Window Media, iTunes, QuickTime) without so much as a crackle. I suspect that either the speaker itself died or the connecting wire has been dislodged. Do these suspicions seem plausible? Are there other causes I need to consider?

I want to check the connecting left speaker wire and re-attach it, if applicable. Can someone provide me a URL to diagrams that illustrate the speaker wires and their attachments clearly? I tried a Google search without success.

Thanks much,
PG

 

Its very common, M1330/M1530 speakers are horrible. I had 3-4 replacements over 1,5 years, its currently broken again and im out of warranty, not going to bother with replacements since they die regularly and i am using external speakers mostly.

 

If you know that the volume balance to both left and right are equal you could be looking at a dead speaker or broken/lose connection.
And it is worth replacing if any are damaged look on say ebay or if you have Dell cover get them to fix it.

 

Thanks for the helpful responses. As Black Russian suggested, I found several M1330 internal speakers for sale on eBay for decent prices. I'd like to check the wiring for my left speaker but do not know how. I'd be appreciative if someone could point me to diagrams or videos demonstrating the speaker wiring and also changing replacing the internal speakers.

Thanks,
PG

 

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsM1330/en/SM/index.htm

 

Thanks!