hp Z400 rear and front audio jacks doesn't work

[Mohamed Numair]

Hello Guys,

So I am using a hp Z400 Workstation ,

it has an internal speaker + front and rear 3.5mm jacks for mic and headphones

It has been working all fine the internal speakers would work if I am not plugging any speakers

and when I plug a speaker it automatically switch to it, was great days.

 

But for 2 days now , only the internal speakers work whether I am plugging the headphones on from or back jacks and even microphone doesn't work ( it worked before fine ) on the same OS and everything

 

I installed realtek drivers and Realtek HD audio to monitor the speaker it doesn't show any plugged devices and no yellow folder icon that was offered as a solution before

So any Ideas what do I have to do to make it work again  

[NelizMastr]

Machines like this don't always like running generic realtek drivers. Uninstall them and install the latest drivers HP offers for this machine if you haven't already.

 

Either a driver took a shit or your onboard sound did, but considering the built-in speaker still works, I'm assuming a software problem.

[Mohamed Numair]

Yes I installed the drivers from the HP website for Z400 drivers ( it was working all fine)
untill suddenly it didn't so I uninstalled and reinstalled various drivers in hope that it would work 

 

 

So, How can i tell if it's hardware problem is there is a way to test the jacks or something ?