replacing a headphone socket on a laptop.. (1 Viewer)

[broken arm]

is this easy? mine is damaged..

 

[hanley]

is this easy? mine is damaged..

you can get usb ones

much cheaper that replacing it id reckon
heres a ebay one

 

[broken arm]

you can get usb ones

much cheaper that replacing it id reckon
heres a ebay one

that's jaysus deadly.

nice one.

 

[broken arm]

ok. I bought one of the USB ones but had nothing but problems - it kept overriding other ports etc.

I bought one of these http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=hub master&source=15&SD=Y#features today but there are no instructions and nothing happens when I plug my headphones into it. The USB prorts on it work fine.

is there something obvious I should change/check to get the headphones working?

the company site is down at the moment.

 

[the strange guy]

Probably just a driver issue.

 

[broken arm]

Probably just a driver issue.

mmm. probably - i have no idea.

it did say no drivers needed..

All-in-one USB hub

Features:
* Combines 4-port USB 2.0 hub with 2 PS/2 ports for keyboard/mouse, audio output and microphone ports.
* No driver needed

Specifications:
* 4 port 2.0 USB Hub with 480Mbps transfer rate
* Backward compatible with USB1.1, 1.0
* USB consumption current: 500mA
* O3.5mm Socket for the optional 2A power adaptor
* Operating Voltage: DC 5V±5V%
* Combo extension cable 1.5m long with USB, Audio and PS2 connectors

 

[broken arm]

mmm. probably - i have no idea.

it did say no drivers needed..

i just figured out what is wrong. they sold me a dud....

 

[Mormon Nailer]

you can get usb ones

much cheaper that replacing it id reckon
heres a ebay one

that's what I did.
Works fine.

 

[broken arm]

that's what I did.
Works fine.

i gave up arsing around and wasted 25 quid buying one of these monstrocities... i feel like 1998

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97120&C=6354&U=RTonyourpcRadio

 

[Mormon Nailer]

The one I got isn't that expensive I got it from Komplett it looks like a slightly chunky USB stick with 2 sockets at the end - on for speakers and one for mic.