Speakers not working have a red light

i can hear out of the head phones but the interal speaker will not work

If you're seeing the red light, that means your MacBook thinks there's a digital audio device attached.  If replugging and unplugging your headphones don't reconfigure the switch, you can use a toothpick or--carefully--a paperclip to toggle the switch yourself.  It's halfway in, on the 3:00 side.

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    @Spencer
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    2. Run Software Update and make sure you have a fully up-to-date installation of OS X.
    3. If you've installed an application called "Memory Clean" or any other third-party software that is supposed to "clean" or "purge" memory automatically, remove it according to the developer's instructions and restart. You should do that even if the software is not causing the problem, because it's useless.
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    10. Start up in safe mode. Don't log in; just restart as usual when the login screen appears. When you do, make sure the words "Safe Boot" do not appear in the login screen. If they do, the system is still in safe mode and sound won't work.
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