Only external speakers work!

Hi there,
A few days ago my internal speakers stopped working. I've tried rebooting, and resetting the PRAM and inserting and removing my headphones from the jeck to try and make it realise they're not plugged in anymore.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get my internal speakers working again?
How does the mechanism work that detects when headphones are plugged in?
Thank you,
Abri

Sound coming through speakers connected to an Airport Express has some delay due to the processing involved. This would be annoying when trying to watch video on your computer. This is why iTunes won't use Airport Express connected speakers when watching video.
There is a third-party application called Airfoil. It allows any sound to be sent to an Airport Express.

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hi
i just bought a creative inspire P7800 7.1
when i do the speaker test, all speakers work but when i try to play music from an audio cd or mp3, only the right and left speakers work, and the sound isn't loud enough, before i had a 4.1 speaker system and when i playd mp3 or audio cd all 4 spearkers worked and the sound was loud enough..
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You are free to select any setup in the Windows System, regardless of the actual audio Hardware installed.
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No aud. or sound when using wired headphones. If I constantly play with input jack it will produce a low sound or a regular sound but it's not of any quality worth listening. I have owned this iPad for over three years. It was purchased new.
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Does work on screen and internal wifi antenna effect output sound on headphones?
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