[SOLVED] Rear Output Jack Stopped Working

hendo_rfc · 06-16-2009, 04:13 AM

My problem is that the output jack on the rear of my desktop computer has stopped working. The headphone jack on the front panel still works fine and i've got my speakers hooked up to that at the moment and its working fine. When I open the Realtek Audio Manager though and I have something plugged into the rear panel it recognises that there is something plugged in but I still can't get any sound through speaker or headphones.
Any help welcome

Cheers

**Pauldo** · 06-16-2009, 10:39 PM

Do you still have something plugged into the front when you do this?

Rear speakers will usually mute when you have something plugged into the front panel.

Pauldo

hendo_rfc · 06-17-2009, 04:43 AM

Actually thats what it is. The Audio Manager is showing that there is a device plugged in to the front panel even when its been unplugged. So that means the back panel is constantly muted, right?
How do I get the front panel to stop doing this?

**Pauldo** · 06-17-2009, 10:34 AM

Not sure what audio codec you have but mine has both an option to mute rear speakers when front headphones are plugged in and an option to detect front jack insertion. If you have these options I would disable atleast the mute rear speakers one. On my system it is in the Audio I/O tab. I had to click on the wrench icon in the anolog section.

You can also try wiggling your plug (headphone/speaker) in the front jack to try and get the sensor to work when you pull it out. Maybe a can of compressed air might get things moving.

Pauldo

hendo_rfc · 06-18-2009, 04:27 AM

Thats got it
Thanks for your help Pauldo
=]

**Pauldo** · 06-18-2009, 09:53 AM

Great, glad you got it working.

06-16-2009, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
hendo_rfc Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 3 OS: Vista	[SOLVED] Rear Output Jack Stopped Working My problem is that the output jack on the rear of my desktop computer has stopped working. The headphone jack on the front panel still works fine and i've got my speakers hooked up to that at the moment and its working fine. When I open the Realtek Audio Manager though and I have something plugged into the rear panel it recognises that there is something plugged in but I still can't get any sound through speaker or headphones. Any help welcome Cheers

06-16-2009, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pauldo Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 1,444 OS: winXP Pro sp3 My System	Re: Rear Output Jack Stopped Working Do you still have something plugged into the front when you do this? Rear speakers will usually mute when you have something plugged into the front panel. Pauldo __________________ SystemSpec \| Power Supply Info \| How to Post a Screen shot \| Speedfan[/center]

06-17-2009, 04:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
hendo_rfc Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Re: Rear Output Jack Stopped Working Actually thats what it is. The Audio Manager is showing that there is a device plugged in to the front panel even when its been unplugged. So that means the back panel is constantly muted, right? How do I get the front panel to stop doing this?

06-17-2009, 10:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pauldo Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 1,444 OS: winXP Pro sp3 My System	Re: Rear Output Jack Stopped Working Not sure what audio codec you have but mine has both an option to mute rear speakers when front headphones are plugged in and an option to detect front jack insertion. If you have these options I would disable atleast the mute rear speakers one. On my system it is in the Audio I/O tab. I had to click on the wrench icon in the anolog section. You can also try wiggling your plug (headphone/speaker) in the front jack to try and get the sensor to work when you pull it out. Maybe a can of compressed air might get things moving. Pauldo __________________ SystemSpec \| Power Supply Info \| How to Post a Screen shot \| Speedfan[/center]

06-18-2009, 04:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
hendo_rfc Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Re: Rear Output Jack Stopped Working Thats got it Thanks for your help Pauldo =]

06-18-2009, 09:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pauldo Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 1,444 OS: winXP Pro sp3 My System	Re: [SOLVED] Rear Output Jack Stopped Working Great, glad you got it working. __________________ SystemSpec \| Power Supply Info \| How to Post a Screen shot \| Speedfan[/center]