before I take my laptop to bits.....

[Dan]

lol @thedavecomments.

When you take it apart, it's highly likely you'll need to put it back together in the reverse order. So you'll find the case may have smaller cases in it, sort of thing, and you tend to find you have a screw or two left over if you don't put it back in the same order some of the screw holes will be hidden from view.

And some things may sort of spring out when you open each part off it. So take everything off slowly. I've had parts I've damaged by just even pulling a case off it before I've unscrewed something fully, even though it did feel loose and I thought I had unscrewed everything.

Everything is just fiddly for a guy with workmen's hands I think is the point I'm making :lol:

Take you time and pictures too if you need to. All the parts are small, some tiny, so wear glasses if you need them

 

[Dan]

dunno about Dave being on the vino, but it sounds ike a plan to me!!

I'm having a couple of largers but need to be up at 4:30 to set off for the Air Show

My youtube channel ready and waiting for live uploads at the show NEWS STYLE! (except just videos, no news). KaPow!

YouTube - FairfordAirShow2010's Channel

 

[Deleted member 9966]

dunno about Dave being on the vino, but it sounds ike a plan to me!!

pear cider tonight :hurray:

 

[DHTiling]

Laptop Headphone Jack Repair - What You Need To Know

 

[doug boardley]

might get a new lappie instead

 

[Dan]

unk:

I got offered one for £125 the other day, about a year old but hardly used at all, but it had gone by the time I got back from hols.

I'd avoid 99% of the ebay stores and private sale laptops personally but a couple of mates are always buying and selling them again on there.

 

[penno]

Do NOT take it apart mate, "can of worms". Laptops are dodgy buggers but your problem can easily be sorted. Get yourself an external sound card, cost pennies, plug it into your usb slot and away you go.
If you do take it apart just watch the static, give your hands a good rub on a rad to remove any. Also don't be using any magnetic screw drivers.

 

[Alan.P]

A whole lot of trouble if your techy and even worse if your not, as PaulYoung666 has said, get a set of usb headphones and speakers, prices vary depending on the quality you want, plug and play compatible so that's all you need, the jack is soldered onto the mobo so you would need to re-solder, it's probably just a dry joint or the connection is a bit loose.

If you do decide to open it, wear an anti static bracelet, a piece of copper wire ( bare ) around your wrist and connected to a radiator. Last thing you want to do is fry your lappy for the sake of sound. Let us know which way your going mate.

 

[doug boardley]

A whole lot of trouble if your techy and even worse if your not, as PaulYoung666 has said, get a set of usb headphones and speakers, prices vary depending on the quality you want, plug and play compatible so that's all you need, the jack is soldered onto the mobo so you would need to re-solder, it's probably just a dry joint or the connection is a bit loose.

If you do decide to open it, wear an anti static bracelet, a piece of copper wire ( bare ) around your wrist and connected to a radiator. Last thing you want to do is fry your lappy for the sake of sound. Let us know which way your going mate.

I think I'll go the usb headphone route Alan, sounnds lot safer and cheaper

 

[Alan.P]

You know it :hurray: :smilewinkgrin: