So, I was kind of rough on my headphone jack, and I ripped my headphones out and now the jack's all broken. Like, when I put it in it doesn't "Click" anymore, and I don't get any sound through the headphones. Is this easy to fix? (It doesn't really relate to computers, but it kind of does since it's my laptop.)
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Anonymous2007-05-19 14:22 ID:MQZ0w4KY
No, you're fucked. Those minijacks are basically cast in plastic, and the small wires inside are impossible to get solder to stick on, so you can't even replace the plug. I've tried it with several different kinds of headphones, always with the same result.
There is a small hope if your headphones have the large jack plug - then it might be possible to replace.
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Anonymous2007-05-20 0:56 ID:dlzJe1EZ
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He has a laptop, it's not likely to have a large jack. If he's really unlucky the jack's directly attached to the laptop's mobo and can't be replaced easily enough for service technicians to bother, which means OP is in for a new laptop. Congratulations.