Sound card died?

[andy-hughes]

My PC sound has been dodgy for about twelve months or so.

I initially fixed the problem by plugging into the green hole in the front of the PC, instead of the one at the back.

Lately, it hs required a little jiggling of the jack to function, and sometimes sound dips in and out.

Now the sound has packed in competely.

Is it just loose wiring, or has the soundcard died? How ieasy is this to fix?

Thanks.

[ChuckFickens]

Andy, You really should know better....

Make and model please :)

[andy-hughes]

Sorry chuck - I don't understand ... ?

[daffy654]

Plugging what into the green jack?

Speakers? Headphones?

[ChuckFickens]

What's the make and model of the computer.

the back connector is no doubt soldered straight onto the motherboard, but the front connector is probably a separate board on a fly lead which would be easy to change. I was going to see if I could track the part down for you.

[andy-hughes]

Sorry for being dense - I thought you were using the verbs 'make' and 'model'!!!

The PC is an NEC. I am plugging the green speakers jack into the green 'plug hole' at the fron, and back of the PC - neither works.

Please don;t trouble looking for parts - if it is the sound card has pegged it, I'll get someone round to replace it. Ta.

[ChuckFickens]

If it's got a front and back speaker connection then the chances are there is not a separate sound card, it will be built onto the main board, which leaves you a couple of options.

replace the front panel connector and carry one using the sound card built into the machine.

Add an additional sound card (assuming the computer has a spare expansion slot inside it)

TBH, cost wise there probably wouldn't be much to choose between the options, they should both be pretty cheap.

[andy-hughes]

Brill - thanks as always for your help chuck - and thanks to you daffy as well.

[rojash]

It seems to me unlikely that the rear socket would fail, followed shortly by the front socket. The common denominator is the plug itself. I would suspect the speaker lead and jack before considering anything else

[andy-hughes]

Thanks everyone. I called my go-to guy and he talked me through an unistall - reinstall of the necessary bits, and it works fine now - I am dead chuffed!