Why would laptop speaker stop working? (screen, sounds, click, remove)

[bjh]

This is a Compaq Presario F700. All audio is set to ON. Yes, it really is.

Can only listen to sounds or music on headphones.

Any ideas why?

[NHDave]

Do you use headphones alot? It's possible the contact in the headphone jack isn't working properly/is worn out so when you remove the headphones the laptop speakers aren't getting the audio signal.

[bjh]

Thanks for your response.

I've used the headphones from time to time.

I've wondered if the occasional bump to the 'puter has loosened something inside?

I dunno.

[NHDave]

Originally Posted by bjh

Thanks for your response.

I've used the headphones from time to time.

I've wondered if the occasional bump to the 'puter has loosened something inside?

I dunno.

If you bumped the jack when headphones were plugged in it's quite possible the jack was damaged.

[DaddySpice]

Make sure ALL the volume controls are on. Most PCs have multiple controls, and a zero volume on any of them shuts up your speakers/headphones. Obviously, the volume control in the tray area (looks like a little speaker, in the lower left area next to the timeclock, usually). But you should also right-click the volume control and then click the "Open Volume Control" to see some other controls that might be giving you a problem. And if you're running some program that plays sounds, check that it doesn't have it's own volume control somewhere on its screen.

Ah, but if the headphones are working while the speakers are not, it probably is a problem in the headphone jack itself.