MacBook Pro - Sound doesnt work: internal speakers not a device option

kemosabi · kemosabi #1 (**permalink**)

10-05-2009, 02:26 AM

Sound is not going through the internal speakers. Cannot even change the volume for the sound output. Went to the system preferences/sound and in the output tab the only option is "digital out". The sound only works when i plug in headphones. but when i take them out the sound becomes unavailable again. Does anyone know how I can fix this problem?

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

10-05-2009, 01:39 PM

Do you have a red light on showing from inside of your headphone output jack? It may be that your sound circuitry is stuck in digital mode. Try using a strong toothpick to wiggle around inside of the headphone jack to see if you can get it to switch back out of digital mode. BTW, this is a common problem.

Regards.

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kemosabi #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 05, 2009 Posts: 1	10-05-2009, 02:26 AM Sound is not going through the internal speakers. Cannot even change the volume for the sound output. Went to the system preferences/sound and in the output tab the only option is "digital out". The sound only works when i plug in headphones. but when i take them out the sound becomes unavailable again. Does anyone know how I can fix this problem?
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,032 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	10-05-2009, 01:39 PM Do you have a red light on showing from inside of your headphone output jack? It may be that your sound circuitry is stuck in digital mode. Try using a strong toothpick to wiggle around inside of the headphone jack to see if you can get it to switch back out of digital mode. BTW, this is a common problem. Regards.
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