Mac Air - No Sound...Help Plz

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Got a 2009 Mac Air. Its like mutes constantly on. No sound coming out. I've tried using hot keys. I'm a noob to the Mac world but really good with Windows based computers. Do Macs have drivers? What should my next move be? Thanks
 

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Check your headphone input jack. It may be stuck in "headphones" mode. Use a pair of headphones to see if sound is working that way. Let us know.
 
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Ill be getting the laptop Monday. I'm pretty sure we've tried using headphones with no luck. We used the computer to record on so we were constantly plugging in/out USB mics and headphones, then randomly the sound stopped working. I think its gonna be some kind of hardware problem. I don't need any of the programs or files on it now, so I'm thinking I will do a factory reset/reformat it . Is there any scenario where that would work?
 
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Ok the head phones didnt work... When I press volume up or down it shows the "prohibited" sign. Did something come apart internally?
 

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The small switch inside the phone jack receptacle is stuck in digital mode. Try plugging and unplugging a phone jack in and out. That may reset it. Otherwise it will require repair by Apple.
 
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The small switch inside the phone jack receptacle is stuck in digital mode. Try plugging and unplugging a phone jack in and out. That may reset it. Otherwise it will require repair by Apple.
There is no phone jack plug-in or Ethernet plug-in... Only plug-ins I saw was (2) USB slots and a head phone input.
 

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The head phone input is the input - output jack.
 

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