hello,
specs- Dell, Inspiron 1545 (2009) laptop. windows vista 32 bit. it used to have a generic sound driver but it was giving me problems so realtec said they had the update for it and i downloaded that one.
not sure if it helps but here is what happened. yesterday i was playing DDO on my laptop sound was playing just fine through my headphones. then unplugged them watched a movie and went to bed. the next day i went to play on my laptop, plugged the headphones in and now there is no sound. so pulled up youtube (my sound troubleshooter) and watched a random video where i know there is sound. i unplugged the headphones and the regular speakers work. plugged them back in, the regular speakers go off like they should but nothing comes out of the headphones. i have tried 2 sets of headphones and also used them on my ipod just to make sure they are not faulty(they work) also when i bring up playback devices only the regular speakers are listed weather or not i have the headphones in or out. my driver does not require an update, i have checked that. i have also reinstalled the driver.i have even searched this site and other forums for answers, one told me to do a system restore so i tried that and nothing.
so it seems like it only partially detects that i have my headphones plugged in.
sorry if it is just a wall of text, i hope you guys are able to read through it all.
Edit: now after the 5th restart or more (didnt keep count) the headphone jack is working, i wonder if its a wiring issue?
specs- Dell, Inspiron 1545 (2009) laptop. windows vista 32 bit. it used to have a generic sound driver but it was giving me problems so realtec said they had the update for it and i downloaded that one.
not sure if it helps but here is what happened. yesterday i was playing DDO on my laptop sound was playing just fine through my headphones. then unplugged them watched a movie and went to bed. the next day i went to play on my laptop, plugged the headphones in and now there is no sound. so pulled up youtube (my sound troubleshooter) and watched a random video where i know there is sound. i unplugged the headphones and the regular speakers work. plugged them back in, the regular speakers go off like they should but nothing comes out of the headphones. i have tried 2 sets of headphones and also used them on my ipod just to make sure they are not faulty(they work) also when i bring up playback devices only the regular speakers are listed weather or not i have the headphones in or out. my driver does not require an update, i have checked that. i have also reinstalled the driver.i have even searched this site and other forums for answers, one told me to do a system restore so i tried that and nothing.
so it seems like it only partially detects that i have my headphones plugged in.
sorry if it is just a wall of text, i hope you guys are able to read through it all.
Edit: now after the 5th restart or more (didnt keep count) the headphone jack is working, i wonder if its a wiring issue?
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