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Disabling audio jack in windows 7
I ve Dell Inspiron 15R using conexant Smart Audio. My headphone pin has been broken inside the jack and despite all my efforts its not coming out. I dont have much time to give it for a repair nowadays so thinking of a workaround so that i can use speakers for the time being. Can anybody help?
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May 30th, 2013 02:00
HI, Thanks all for replying. i solved the issue with a bit of luck! Actually my problem was that my headphones were not listed in playback devices so i was unable disable it and use built-in speakers. I tried to do some edits in regedit also as it was given on few forums as a solution. So finally just to check, i uninstalled the drivers. On re-install, i can see the headphones in playback devices and now i ve disabled headphones and builtin speakers are working fine :)
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May 27th, 2013 07:00
Hi usmanchohan,
Please follow the below mentioned steps to set the Internal speaker as the default device:
Try the above steps and reply for any further assistance.
usmanchohan
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May 28th, 2013 07:00
Can i disable drivers of headphone jacks only?
usmanchohan
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May 28th, 2013 07:00
is there any way to disable drivers of headphone jacks?
usmanchohan
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May 28th, 2013 07:00
I want to use built in speakers of laptop. I cant, because headphone pin is still inside and so its not switching it to speakers. I followed your steps and saw "conexant Smart HD" device there. If i disable it, the sound is disabled. I cant see headphones in playback tab also.
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May 28th, 2013 08:00
Hello. There is no separate driver for the headphone -- it is all just the Conexant driver -- so the only option is what Nikhil D said, but that didn't work for you. I am not familiar with what other options are available with the Conexant driver. See if you have the option to set headphones to be the default "communication" device. If you can do that then regular audio will come through the speakers while Skype audio will go to the headphones. If you can't do that, try to find a Conexant Smart Audio control applet on your computer and see if it has an option for selecting the speakers.
You could take the laptop to a jewelry store that specializes in repairs. They will have miniature tools to remove the broken off piece of plug from the jack.
A workaround would be to get a usb audio interface.
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May 28th, 2013 11:00
Hi usmanchohan,
This situation requires more research, for me to also understand the system specifications, please private message the system service tag, contact number and registered owner’s name.
To private message, click on my user name and click start conversation.
Awaiting your response!
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May 30th, 2013 03:00
Hi usmanchohan,
Glad that the issue is resolved. I appreciate all your efforts in fixing the problem. In case of a similar situation in future, you can always refer to the link http://dell.to/YegVvF .
Feel free to reach out to us on SDC for any help.
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May 30th, 2013 04:00
Thanks for sharing your solution. Usually one of the first things we recommend is to re-install or update the audio driver, but it never occurred to me that it would help in your situation. I'll keep it in mind. I'm guessing your model is Inspiron 5520.
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