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mr_lebowski

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13. This actually could be a problem then with either the front panel headphone jack

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:33 PM

Dec 2020

and/or the wires that run from that jack to a plug that's on your motherboard (or sound card if you have an add-on sound card).

That jack, and those wires are often chinzy and prone to problems. If you get any kind of shorting out, it can affect the sound system as a whole.

If it gets too problematic you can disconnect that, once you know where to look it's like a 30 second job. I could help you if you took a pic of the inside of the case ... if that time comes

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Literally, the sound from my speakers just disappeared. [View all] Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2020 OP

Few things kill speakers LunaSea Dec 2020 #1

external Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2020 #8

got a back up speaker set or one you can borrow? I just ditched speakers that msongs Dec 2020 #2

Have another device you can plug them into? PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #3

Swap speakers with another computer Miguelito Loveless Dec 2020 #4

Jiggle any and all wires ucrdem Dec 2020 #5

Most obvious/easy thing is to plug headphones into the audio out jack ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #6

Desktop Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2020 #10

I would plug the speakers into something else before I go buying new ones ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #11

You know what's weird? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2020 #12

This actually could be a problem then with either the front panel headphone jack mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #13

I've been having loss of sound on my computer intermittently csziggy Dec 2020 #7

thanks everyone for the comments Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2020 #9