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    Where can I get my Dell laptop audio jack repaired?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by lzrsfa, Aug 25, 2009.

  1. lzrsfa

    lzrsfa Notebook Consultant

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    To hear audio from the speakers, I need to have something pushed into the mic jack. To hear audio from headphones, the plug can only be in halfway, and so I don't get much bass. If I'm talking on Skype, I have to keep my hand on the mic plug pulled towards me at all times or it doesn't pick up my voice.

    Basically, something is loose. This is a mod that seems more complicated than what I can do since it's directly tied into the motherboard. Are there any places I can send out to for (relatively) cheap that fix these things?

    Thanks
     
    lzrsfa, Aug 25, 2009
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    lzrsfa Notebook Consultant

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    P.S. on eBay all I've found are people who do power jack repair
     
    lzrsfa, Aug 25, 2009
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    Evoss-X Notebook Deity

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    Hi I had accident with my old laptop and I had connected cable to headphone/speaker jack
    and my cousin hook on cable and totally broke jack inside ( I wanted beat him .. :) )
    and that was so difficult to find new one !!
    because that was HD Azalia Jack combined with S/PDIF so with led (red)
    and I contacted the manufacturer (china/usa) and they were very ignorant !!
    after 5 emails they told me I have to order minimal 1000 pieces of that jack
    so last thing was used so I headed to ebay and I found there plenty spare parts .. and even similar AUDIO jack
    and then I disassembled the laptop removed AUDIO sound boad (small PCB)
    I desoldered damaged jack take it out and replaced with good one from ebay
    and I successfully repaired audio jack :)
     
    Evoss-X, Aug 27, 2009
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  4. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    SGMD1, what is the model of your laptop?

    Also, look into purchasing a PCMCIA or Expresscard sound card with jacks.
     
    namaiki, Aug 27, 2009
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