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    Sound Card

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by wackydude1234, Dec 26, 2008.

  1. wackydude1234

    wackydude1234 Notebook Evangelist

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    on Xmas eve my family went to watch a movie on my laptop when there was no sound, i plugged in some earphones and there was sound(on one side but not the other), i looked at the jack where the headphones go in and it looked like it was coming out of the hole :S so i riggled it about abit and the sound changed sides or didn't work at all, i managed to after a bit of wigglying get the speakers to play sound again :SSSSSs


    i'm guessing i'm going to need a new soundcard or atleast open my laptop right? x.x
     
    wackydude1234, Dec 26, 2008
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  2. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    Odd. These days most soundcards, especially notebook ones, are built into the motherboard, so if it's gone bad you'll need the motherboard replaced. And since both headphones and speakers aren't working properly, it probably is the sound card going bad. It's possible it's just a loose connection. At any rate I'd contact Dell, especially if you're still under warranty - they may be able to at least tell you what in their notebooks could cause that problem.
     
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sounds to me like something is broken inside the audio input. In most motherboards the connectors are soldered directly on to the motherboard, but luckily, it seems that 1720 has a separate PCB for the audio jacks (this is not the sound card, just a connector board for the audio jacks). This saves you from replacing the whole motherboard !
     
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