Sound only through digital out

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Nevermind!
My daughters MacBook will not play through internal speakers.
In sys. pref. only option is digital out.
However connecting speakers/headphones works as normal.
Is this hard/ or software based?
We asked this Q before, but are now ready to send the computer for repair.
If it is hardware based, it´s probably not worth doing?
(MacBook 2009)
JanD/ SofieD

Sometimes the micro switch inside the headphone socket gets stuck. Look inside the socket - if you can see a red light, that's what's happened.
To unstick the microswitch, plug and unplug a headphone jack into the socket 20-30 times. If that doesn't work, use a non conducting probe (like a toothpick) to gently reach inside the socket and flick the switch
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