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X61, lost sound from speakers.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:09 am
by paul*robertson
I recently bought a portable USB powered speaker and used it on my X61. Now i have removed it, there is no sound from my laptop.
Control panel-sound-high def audio device (x61 speakers) are listed as working and set as default...........but no sound?
Any thoughts?
Re: X61, lost sound from speakers.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:10 am
by RealBlackStuff
Maybe a 'tired' contact in the speaker/headphone-jack that did not return to its old (contact) position.
Remove the palmrest/keyboard and see if you can bend it back.
For an idea, see this diagram. Watch the 2 and 5 in the upper part as a possible candidates.
Re: X61, lost sound from speakers.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:11 am
by paul*robertson
The headphone jack works.
Re: X61, lost sound from speakers.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:21 pm
by RealBlackStuff
The headphone/external speakers work (obviously
), but not the internal speaker.
That's why you need to check that
inside the jack everything is OK.
Re: X61, lost sound from speakers.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:30 pm
by paul*robertson
The USB powered speaker (Altec Lansing) took its power and signal from the usb port. The headphone jack wasn't used. I plugged in the USB speaker and it worked fine. When i removed it, i assumed the laptop speakers would then work as normal. They dont, although i can still listen to music using earphones (through the headphone jack).