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    M1530 Headphone jacks

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by TidalWaveOne, May 8, 2008.

  1. TidalWaveOne

    TidalWaveOne Notebook Evangelist

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    Are there two headphones jacks on the M1530? My headphones only work when plugged into the left one... I hear nothing with the right headphone jack (not the very most right one as that is a mic jack). Is this normal? Is it another jack of some type? Perhaps a configurable one or something? Thanks.
     
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  2. r34p3rex

    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    it should work o.o mine work in either one, albeit.. with a nice deal of static (using the included earbuds)
     
    r34p3rex, May 8, 2008
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  3. TidalWaveOne

    TidalWaveOne Notebook Evangelist

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    Darn it! One of my jacks doesn't work. Could a software driver be required to activate this other jack as a headphone output? I clean-installed Vista 64-bit.
     
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    Go into Control Panel > Hardware and Sound,

    scroll right down to the bottom and you should see SigmaTel Audio. If you don't you need the drivers from Dell.

    if you click on that, it will tell you what the jacks are currently configured for, and you can also change them.
     
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  5. TidalWaveOne

    TidalWaveOne Notebook Evangelist

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    No, I don't have that... I'll just assume that is why my 2nd headphone jack doesn't work. not a big deal, don't need it really anyway but wanted to know if it was defective.

    Is there any good reason to install Dell's driver's? My audio seems to work decently enough and I don't need the 2nd headphone jack.

    Oh yeah, I would need 64-bit Vista drivers.
     
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  6. Smarty

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    Maybe plug one in the 1st headphone jack
    and another in the other

    ya might need them both plugged in :-\
     
    Smarty, May 8, 2008
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  7. TidalWaveOne

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    Interesting thought... but nope. Still didn't work.
     
    TidalWaveOne, May 9, 2008
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