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Speakers
Whenever I plug speakers or headphones into my laptop, there is a loud crackling sound over the audio and every few seconds there is a beeping noise. I've tried adjusting the sound settings and they're definitely plugged into the right hole.
What can I do to fix this?
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Hello there,
The beeping noise would be something I would have to hear to interpret correctly, so I can't really help with that right now, but the static noise on plugging in may have a fairly easy solution.
As previously suggested, the headphone jack may have become torn loose of the circuit board inside your laptop. If this is the case, professional repairs, or the warranty center should be your destination.
If, however, and this is highly likely, the contacts of the headphone jack are dirty, the problem can be eliminated by using contact cleaner to clean both the plug on the headphones, and the jack on the laptop.
Now, MOST contact cleaners will eat certain types of plastic, so do NOT just start trying random solvents on your laptop... you will end up with liquid goo where hard plastic used to be, almost guaranteed.
So, what to do? Simple enough: Any electronics fix-it shop should have a cleaner which is safe for the plastics in your laptop. Most computer shops will NOT have what you need.
Let them do it for you. It should take only a couple minutes and cost very little.
If this solves your problems, and it likely will, remember to keep your fingers off the plug on your headphones. It is the oil from your fingers and the dust that sticks to it which are responsible for fouling your electronic item connections.
If the laptop is under warranty, I would talk to the company before I did anything else about this.
Good luck, and feel free to wait to leave feedback until the problem is solved, as I would like to know how it turns out.
DN.
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Sounds like theres either a problem with your equipment, OR more likely your headphone jack is loose. Getting somebody to tighten the connection would fix it I should think.
EDIT: I've told you the correct answer, so your feedback of 3 is innacurate. You can wait for other people to suggest things, but nothing else will work. I won't bother answering your technical queries again though, dont worry.
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