Internal Speakers Not Working.

New thread to satisfy people. I don't know why it makes a difference whether a thread is new or old.

I have a Dell E1505 running XP. The headphone jack works but the internal computer speakers do not. Here's what I know:

(1) it's not the speakers. I've swapped an identical set of working speakers.
(2) it doesn't appear to be a software or driver problem. My settings look identical to those of another E1505, and I have tried re-installing drivers several times.
(3) The MB is not fried. HOWEVER, the jacks themselves are soldered onto the MB. A metal piece inside one of the jacks, the one into which I plug my headphones, seems to be permanently pressed into the side of the open cylinder into which I insert the phones. Now, when you insert headphones, the speakers automatically turn off. Is it possible that my problem is that the MB is fooled into thinking that headphones are always plugged in, due to the metal having flattened within the jack? (I hope that made sense.) If so, is there any way to replace the headphone jack without replacing the MB? It seems like it's a non-removable piece of the MB. I have no experience soldering computer hardware.

Many thanks for you help!

Max71

 

When you're about to take the headphones out, leave it in half way a play with it a bit.

One time when i unplugged the headphones the speakers didnt come on, so i put the headphones back in and took them out again and it still didnt put the speakers back on, so i put it back in and took it out half way and the speakers came on.

This was with a Studio 15, but give it a try.

 

Mike, thank you for the suggestion. That did not work, however.