Earphone Jack Disabled?

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 21 Feb 2005 4:01 am

I have SoundBlaster Live!Drive and the earphone plug is in the front of my Hard Drive box.
During a recent computer upgrading the earphone jack has become disabled? Can anyone offer information as to whether this is related to my settings or a cable inside the box? My external speakers work fine.
Thanks for any help.

Roy

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 21 Feb 2005 5:39 am

If this is a Dell PC, with a Dell OEM SoundBlaster card, you need to reinstall the Dell drivers.

The Dell's have a special connector on the SoundBlaster card for the front panel headphone jack.

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 21 Feb 2005 8:52 am

I do not have a Del Jack but I do appreciate
your posting.
Thanks
Roy

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 21 Feb 2005 10:25 am

Roy, after reading your post a little closer, I did some checking and apparently you have a SoundBlaster Live with the separate Input/Output chassis.

If they headphone jack is on the I/O chassis then it could be the internal cable that connects the I/O chassis to the SoundBlaster card. Check the seating of the cable(s).

Not knowing what "upgrading" you did, then the next suggestion would be to (1) uninstall the SB Live! in the Windows Device Manager then restart Windows and Windows will redetect and install it (refresh it) and if that doesn't help (2)reinstall the SB Live! drivers.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 22 Feb 2005 5:15 am

Who is "Earphone Jack"? And how did he become disabled?

- Emily Littella

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 22 Feb 2005 5:20 am

Jimbeaux,
That would be "Headphone Jack's" brother, and it seems that he lost his hearing, thus leading to his disability.

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 22 Feb 2005 5:22 am

Jim,
Please this is no joke!

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 22 Feb 2005 5:24 am

Jack,
Many thanks for your time and I will
try your suggested trouble shooting steps.

Roy

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 22 Feb 2005 12:41 pm

Never mind.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 24 Feb 2005 11:01 am

Roy,
Go to control panel, double click sound & audio devices, there should,may be a setting there to fix your problem. Hope this helps. Or you could do like I did, and get a set of speakers with an external jack on them.

Bill[This message was edited by Bill Ford on 24 February 2005 at 11:03 AM.]

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 24 Feb 2005 4:19 pm

Thanks everyone. Problem fixed.
It was a loose cable connection to the
SoundBlaster Live! Drive inside.
Bill I was talking to a neighbour of yours on the phone to-day...Dean Neeley.
What a great guy he is !!!

Roy

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 24 Feb 2005 5:38 pm

Roy, now that you got your problem fixed, can I play with your thread?