No sound through inbuilt speakers

Insane_Drifter

Hello hope someone can help for some reason i don't have any sound through speakers but can get sound through headphones .
Have checked it isn't muted etc, any ideas please

TimothyEBaldwin

What device are you having problems with?

On a typical desktop computer the internal speaker is connected as a simple buzzer, not to the main sound system.

Insane_Drifter

for some reason there is no sound coming out of the speakers in my screen

Insane_Drifter

i have tried through media player and you tube but nothing

-TangleFoot-

Questions:

• Has it ever worked in the past?
• How are the speakers connected?*
• What operating system are you using?

*Being built into the monitor it's likely to be either HDMI or 3.5mm.

Insane_Drifter

Yes they have always worked connected 3.5mm and Windows 7

Insane_Drifter

Anyone got any ideas??

-TangleFoot-

Are the headphones still plugged in?

Insane_Drifter

No the headphones arent plugged in

-TangleFoot-

First, test the speakers with something else to rule out the possibility that the monitor is somehow to blame. Then, take a look at these:

• Tips for fixing common sound problems
• Designating different audio devices for playback and communication on Windows 7

Jivesinger

Hmm. Many years ago I had an old cassette radio player. And I'd quite often use the headphones. When I plugged the headphones in, it would mute the main speakers, because of something (presumably a little switch) in the headphone socket that "knew" when something was in the socket.

But it got a lot of use and after a while, sometimes the speakers would cut out for no reason. It turned out to be because the little switch in the headphone socket was faulty.

Could this be the problem with your computer? I think the headphones in a computer work in a similar way to my old radio cassette, and also "know" when headphones are plugged in. So maybe there's a fault in the socket; it still thinks the headphones are plugged in when they really aren't?