[size=14]The speakers on my daughters computer have NEVER wanted to play properly from the time we got her computer, but now (a year or two later) she tells me that the speaker plug has never gone all the way into the back of the computer. It would only go about two thirds of the way in and the sound would break up really badly.

We've tried different ones and none of them will work anymore. It won't plug into the back of the computer at all. Does anyone know what could be causing this, and if so, what to do to fix it? The other holes beside that one work fine for their devices, it's just the speaker one that won't work.

BTW, this is my first post here, so HI everyone!
[/size]Have you looked inside the holes for foreign objects?
How old were the kids 2 years ago?
I found countless lolly wrappers & staples in my printer once and guess what... nobody would admit to putting them there. LOLMy daughter has looked in the holes and she says she doesn't see anything in there. She'll be 15 this year, so I hope she has better sense than to stick something in there that doesn't belong. Tomorrow, when it's light out, I'll get down there and look myself because I'm sick of hearing her whine about wanting it fixed. If there's nothing in there, what do you suggest I do about it? I really have no clue about these things. Last time I cracked a computer open to do something that someone suggested, I fried the motherboard. I heard a sizzle, smelled a smell and that was it. I don't mess with them anymore. I guess we can make sure that the plug you're TRYING to put in & the socket are the right ones.
Let's see what you find tomorrow.You know...I've never thought about that. It's the speakers that came with the computer, so I just assumed they fit. Like I said, she failed to tell me for a year or so that the speakers NEVER worked right and never plugged all the way in. If she had told me at the time we got it, I'd have taken it in and had it checked. I'll be back in the afternoon tomorrow. Thanks!!!You could always buy a sound card and disable what is on there. I imagine it is onboard sound. Does it plub into the computer itself or in one of the expansion slots?Quote

You could always buy a sound card and disable what is on there. I imagine it is onboard sound. Does it plub into the computer itself or in one of the expansion slots?