A few days ago my laptop stopped recognizing my plugged-in headphones and started playing sound only through the built-in speakers. I have tried different headphones, but receive the same result.
Physically I don't think there is anything wrong with the jack itself. I haven't bumped it or gotten it wet. I bought my laptop only a few months ago. There was no issues until my computer was restarted at some point a few days ago.
I tried doing a system restore back to a few days before it stopped working. I have also updated the sound driver. I ended up uninstalling Realtek. However, nothing positive has happened so far. I have checked to see if the headphones were listed anywhere under unknown devices but it's not.
I've spent a lot of time looking online and trying various things to fix it but nothing seems to be working in this scenario.
I am using an Acer Aspire E15, running on Windows 8 operating system.
Then you devices should come up; speakers, Digital Audio, and headphones
Plug your headphones in
Then select headphones
At the bottom it will say set as default. Select that!
Then when you disconnect your headphones it automatically switches to the speakers and when you plug them back in it will automatically switch to headphones!!
Numero duo:
Go to the Control panel
Click Hardware and Sound
Scroll to the bottom and click RealTek HD Audio Manager
Top right corner it says Device advanced settings in blue. Click it
Hello, checked their website and the driver they gave me for my model of laptop was an older version of Realtek than the one I already had, so I downloaded that and it made no difference.
Please uninstall the Audio Drivers from the Device Manager and restart the computer to load generic Windows 8 Drivers. To uninstall the Audio Driver from Device Manager:
1. From the Start screen press the "Windows Key" + X. If you have a mouse, right click the bottom left side of the screen.
2. Select "Device Manager" from the menu that appears.
3. Expand "Sound, video and game controllers".
4. Right Click the device listed here.
5. Click "Uninstall".
6. Restart the computer and check if the audio jack is working.
If not...
Turn off your lappy, remove the battery and cable and press and old the power button for 30 seconds. Replug and try the headphones.
I can't do the second option because my laptop battery doesn't seem to be removable. I had to unscrew the bottom of my laptop to attempt to get at it but even unscrewed the bottom wouldn't come off easily and I was worried it would break if I kept tugging at it so I gave up.
You are correct, the computer uses an embedded Lithium battery. (very bad idea, Taiwanese are renown for their cheap design.) What will you do if your battery life wears out?.
In many other similar instances, draining the flea power after removing the battery worked.
You have tried all of the suggestions in my repertory including your own.
I am stumped ! The only thing I can think of is to consult a technician for a possible circuit issue.
Sorry Luciana, I can't help you further. If you do find a solution, please do let me know.
For the first part, the only device that shows up is speakers.
For the second, it doesn't have device advance settings. It says "set default device" but it's greyed out so I can't click on it.