hi,

i have a HP Evo n610c laptop, while i had the headphones plugged in i accidentally dropped the laptop.. To my utter total disappointment this left me with no sound in the headphones and in the INTERNAL speakers.. decided to take the laptop apart and found that the headphone jack has been ripped right of the main board... like i SAY i have no sound through the normal internal speakers... does the laptop think it still has headphones pluged in? Is there ANYWAY i can disable it?, its a shame to think that little headphone jack can destroy all the sound on my laptop. Or do you think i can bypass the head phone socket with a new wire on the main board.. the only problem is it has quite a few solder points where the socket originally snapped off..... Please help.
There may be more extensive damage than just the headphone jack. Is it still under warranty?

As far as soldering on a laptop mb, it's dicey at best.

Alan <>< No not under warranty... its older but recently updated.. have done a little research and if i was to take it to a repair shop it seems like they would advise me to buy a new MB. Just whish they had put them little ACCIDENT prone sockets an a smaller sister board.For got to ask earlier... if i was to plug in a USB speaker would i still have this problmYes, that is what a shop would do as I worked for Circuit City as a bench tech some years ago and that is what would be recommended.

Wish I had better news for you

Alan <>< Most likely yes because the system will still look to that hardware to run the sound.

Alan <>< You might check around and see if there is a qualified PROFESSIONAL who can solder the jack back on. Not sure this will fix the problem and you do so at your own risk.I had a friend who took her laptop to an "expert" and they jacked it up worse than before. Heed quaxo's warning

Alan <><