My plug in speakers and headphones won't work in either headphone jacks

The headphone jack won't let my plug in speakers or headphone work. it will only let the built in speakers give out sound. i don't know if its broken or not.

Check the Audio Midi Setup Application in Applications -> Utilities.  Make sure it is set for 48kHz.  Higher frequencies frequently make audio unplayable.   Some of the older updates would change the default frequency.

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    I have done a system restore to the 31st Aug to see if that solves the issue without any luck. I have also downloaded the latest drivers for the Audio and both uninstalled the old ones and then installed the latest with no fix.
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    If I run the beats software and plug in my headphones it detects the headphones so the socket is working correctly. Just with no sound. Equally when I unplug them it switches back to speaker mode.
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    The headphone jack on my macbook air isn't working. I have plugged in two headphones and both won't work although they do work on other devices. Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?

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    Hello, I'm having trouble with the sound on
    my laptop and it's only just started to happen.
    When I plug my headphones in the my laptop my speakers don't get muted, So I
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    I've reinstalled the drivers and this didn't work, So I'll hoping you can help me.
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    Here's the trick (and it's been verified on 3 other Win 7 systems):
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    2) R click in the white space, be sure that BOTH "show disabled devices" AND "show disconnected devices" are checked.
    3) **Now this step is going to take a little bit of thought for each computer being used: on my laptop (HP Elitebook) I get a device "Stereo Mix", ENABLE this device.
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  • Sound coming from both speakers and headphones at the same time in probook 4440s

    I have a Probook 4440s with windows 8 pro(64 bit) with IDT high definition codec installed. Yesterday when i was playing some songs i noticed that the sound was coming from both headphones and speakers even when my headphones are plugeed in and my lappy was having no such problems a few hours earliers while i was watching a movie. Please help..

    It may be because you have both the internal speakers and headphones enabled at the sametime on your laptop. This might just happen automatically when you plug your headphones in. You need to manage your audio devices on your laptop.
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    Remember: You will need to enable that audio device if you want to listen to sound through it again. Your internal speakers won't work once you enable them again. This might also be the case with your headphones. You may also have to do this every time your plug in a device or once you restart your computer.
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    I have a macbook pro4.1 and the sound chip in it failed. My speakers and microphone no longer work. Does anyone know of an external speaker and microphone set that plugs into the USB port so I can continue to use both of these functions and not have to pay to have the entire main board replaced. Preferably something under $100.

    I don't think you're likely to find a set of external speakers that come with a microphone and plug directly into a USB port. There are USB audio cards that look like tiny flash drives but have microphone and headphone ports in them, to which you can connect a typical two-plug Windows PC headset with a microphone, or else you can connect external speakers and a stand-alone microphone. Those adapters typically cost under $10. I don't know anything about the quality of sound that can be expected from them.
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  • Internal speakers and headphones are not working

    I have hp g6 2231tx os Windows 8, brought it a month ago..now it's internal speakers and headphones are not working..I enabled in playback device from sound mixer and reinstalled drivers but still not working..it's because of hardware or software??

    Hi,
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    Tap away at the esc key as you start the notebook to launch the Start-up Menu and then select f10 to enter the bios menu.  Press f5 to load the defaults ( this is sometimes f9, but the menu at the bottom will show the correct key ), use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and hit enter.  Press f10 to save the setting and again use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and hit enter.
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    DP-K
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  • Hearing both internal speakers and headphones

    HP Pavilion g6 series laptop, windows 7
    I am hearing both internal speakers and headphones when headphone is plugged in and only want to hear headphone.

    I hate bumping but, this is still a problem, any suggestions?

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  • My headphones speakers and microphone are not working please help

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    Hi,
    Please use the following instructions to check and fix:
       http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01912228&cc=ad&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_us...
    Good luck.
    BH
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  • Use speakers and headphones at the same time

    Hi!
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    Laptop has two headphones exits, can I use them as different channels as well??
    thanks!

    Nope...If you really want to do that, you need to use a external device like Audio2DJ....
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