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    Dodgy audio jacks (Studio 1535)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by purplegreendave, Jul 11, 2010.

  1. purplegreendave

    purplegreendave Has a notebook.

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    Both my audio jacks are dodgy - whenever I plug a cable into one of them, I have to put something under it to prop the cable up, otherwise I get a horrible buzz out of my speakers and no sound.
    Is this an any way common problem with the machine? The first one went ages ago, but I just started using the second one and paid it no attention. It's been dropped since, but I don't think it was dropped before the first one died.
    When it DID fall, it was a bad fall - a usb cable that was attached ripped one of the usb jacks on the other side out, the screen bezel separates a little when opened past 90 degrees etc.
    I'm a little afraid of opening it just in case there's loose bits held on by prayers in there that will go all over the place if I do - but if there's a chance of me fixing the audio I will.

    Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else, and has been fixed really
     
    purplegreendave, Jul 11, 2010
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  2. chuck95

    chuck95 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not sure about your other problems, but assuming you have a working USB jack, I'd suggest one of these. It seems to bypass your sound card and speakers, and allow you to plug headphones or speakers into it.

    Audio Advantage Micro II
     
    chuck95, Jul 14, 2010
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    Yeah, I think I'll do that rather than open my laptop, god knows how much stuff is ready to fall apart in there :(
     
    purplegreendave, Jul 17, 2010
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