Laptop Audio Jack Broken

[Jsmith2211]

So i own a MSI Gl62 7RD and i broke the headphone jack. How do i fix this apart from a USB sound card

[Volbet]

Depends on how you broke it.

The easiest (and probably messiest) way would be to solder in a new headphone jack.

[Thermosman]

Buy something like this to unsolder and replace it, but you have to find one that is the same as the one on your laptop PCB

https://www.adafruit.com/product/1699?gclid=CjwKCAiAx57RBRBkEiwA8yZdUKB-2UVAjQlujiIaB-IY_rFUwSiG2xOhwvPD1clAuTWEBiJUcPZ83RoCkS4QAvD_BwE

[Jsmith2211]

1 minute ago, Thermosman said:

Buy something like this to unsolder and replace it, but you have to find one that is the same as the one on your laptop PCB

https://www.adafruit.com/product/1699?gclid=CjwKCAiAx57RBRBkEiwA8yZdUKB-2UVAjQlujiIaB-IY_rFUwSiG2xOhwvPD1clAuTWEBiJUcPZ83RoCkS4QAvD_BwE

That is the thing, I took it to a repair place and they said there wasnt a replacement part. Is there a way i can use the Mic port as a headphone jack?

 

2 minutes ago, Volbet said:

Depends on how you broke it.

The easiest (and probably messiest) way would be to solder in a new headphone jack.

The jack is split and the cable is loose when plugged in

[Thermosman]

Just now, Joelsome said:

That is the thing, I took it to a repair place and they said there wasnt a replacement part. Is there a way i can use the Mic port as a headphone jack?

 

The jack is split and the cable is loose when plugged in

Would you mind taking it apart and taking a picture of the jack. I'm sure I could find a replacement. If it's urgent, you could move the mic jack to the audio jack

[Jsmith2211]

Just now, Thermosman said:

Would you mind taking it apart and taking a picture of the jack. I'm sure I could find a replacement. If it's urgent, you could move the mic jack to the audio jack

IF you can wait a couple of hours for me to get home and open it up sure, but is there a software option? I dont use the mic port so that world work, but i think it is soldiered onto the mobo

[Jsmith2211]

I have MSI nahemic 2 by  the way

[Volbet]

10 minutes ago, Joelsome said:

That is the thing, I took it to a repair place and they said there wasnt a replacement part. Is there a way i can use the Mic port as a headphone jack?

 

The jack is split and the cable is loose when plugged in

Everything can be replaced with the right equipment.

 

There is a chance you can use mic port as a headphone output, but it depends on your drivers and the way your soundcard is wired up.

Some RealTek solution do have the option of assigning functionality to different ports, so I would check that option in the driver suite.

[Jsmith2211]

Just now, Volbet said:

Everything can be replaced with the right equipment.

 

There is a chance you can use mic port as a headphone output, but it depends on your drivers and the way your soundcard is wired up.

Some RealTek solution do have the option of assigning functionality to different ports, so I would check that option in the driver suite.

I dont have a realtek driver suite, i have MSI nahimic 2

[Volbet]

1 minute ago, Joelsome said:

I dont have a realtek driver suite, i have MSI nahimic 2

It's more than likely that it's still a RealTek chipset, so I would still check whatever software suite you're using to check if you can reassign your audio ports.

[Jsmith2211]

Just now, Volbet said:

It's more than likely that it's still a RealTek chipset, so I would still check whatever software suite you're using to check if you can reassign your audio ports.

Is there a way to install this realtek thing then?

[Thermosman]

1 hour ago, Joelsome said:

IF you can wait a couple of hours for me to get home and open it up sure, but is there a software option? I dont use the mic port so that world work, but i think it is soldiered onto the mobo

Take your time, no rush

[Volbet]

59 minutes ago, Joelsome said:

Is there a way to install this realtek thing then?

Maybe. It all depends on how it's implemented. if it's not provided by MSi then your chances are probably slim. 

[Jsmith2211]

3 hours ago, Thermosman said:

Take your time, no rush

My phone is dead, ill get a picture on here at some point, but that is my only camera lel

[Jsmith2211]

On 12/6/2017 at 4:29 PM, Thermosman said:

Take your time, no rush

Sorry for a few days later... here is one. I cant upload the rest cause it says I am only alowed to upload 20MB

[Thermosman]

thanks, but could you focus it better and with more light

[Thermosman]

and on the bottom of the pcb where it is connected

 

[Jsmith2211]

Ok

is that better?

[Thermosman]

jsu

2 minutes ago, Joelsome said:

Ok

is that better?

trying to find a repacement part

[Jsmith2211]

Here are some more

[Thermosman]

do you still have the piece that is broken off? if you do, then can you see if it has any writing on it

[Jsmith2211]

nope no wrioting

the bit that broke off is just the gold bit,You can see the differencve iin the phonto

[Jsmith2211]

Th jack has the numbers 160713

[Jsmith2211]

12 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

do you still have the piece that is broken off? if you do, then can you see if it has any writing on it

Does this help?

[Thermosman]

Just now, Joelsome said:

Does this help?

great, ill take a look