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    Sound Question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jawlespaul, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. Jawlespaul

    Jawlespaul Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I have a HP Pavilion dv9000 and recently I had an accident where I think I busted the headphones jack on the notebook. It still plays sound out of the external speakers if I plug them in, but when I pull the headphone plug sound does not play on the computer speakers. I want to just disable that one headphones jack because there is a spare jack.

    Is there a place where I can disable headphone jacks so they don't cause my computer to go mute?

    Thanks for the help.
     
    Jawlespaul, Aug 14, 2007
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  2. rahamanpatrick

    rahamanpatrick Notebook Geek

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    Hmmm, I don't really know of anything like that. Try your sound card's config. program in Control Panel. Look for something that has the brand of your soundcard's name in it. I did just read on a forum that someone had the same problem and stuffed aluminum foil in the jack though that's probably not the best solution. :rolleyes:
     
    rahamanpatrick, Aug 14, 2007
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  3. Jawlespaul

    Jawlespaul Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, it seems like there should be an application to disable that headphone jack, but I haven't found anything so far. If anyone else has a suggestion I'd appreciate it.
     
    Jawlespaul, Aug 14, 2007
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  4. rahamanpatrick

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    If your warranty has expired you're probably just going to have to buy a new sound card. After some further reading, I don't believe there's an option to disable the headphones port. A PCMCIA sound card would be easy to install and probably not that expensive to buy. You could also take the computer to a repair shop and get an estimate on fixing the existing sound card. Hope that helps. :eek:
     
    rahamanpatrick, Aug 15, 2007
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    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ah I had the exact same problem, its a driver issue or at least for me it was. Make sure you have the latest sound driver.
     
    The Forerunner, Aug 15, 2007
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    Jawlespaul Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, just installed the new driver, no new developments. Perhaps I will have to settle for buying a new sound card. Are they really easy to install on notebooks??
     
    Jawlespaul, Aug 15, 2007
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    See above. You basically just slot it in the PC Card slot on the side of the laptop.
     
    rahamanpatrick, Aug 16, 2007
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