No headphone output on laptop?

[sabre2th]

Hi all, I am wondering why my relatively new Dell Presision m4400 has a problem when I put headphones into the sockets : no sound comes through. The speakers are fine ( apart from the irritating popping sound it makes) , but any headphone that goes into it does not work for some reason. I have tried this with several different headphones and headsets. The mic jack/socket works fine but the headphone doesnt. Only if i pull it out and twist it i hear some noises but who can be bothered to hold a headphone jack halfway through the socket all the time?

any help would be appreciated thanks

[tarung1793]

What OS are u using??

[tangomouse]

wrong size headphone jack perhaps??

[sabre2th]

oh ye sorry to not post these informations
OS: Windows xp pro ( SP3)
Headphone jack- standard 3.5 mm , the universal ones that are most common

[one111]

no computer problem here
seems to me that the connection of the headphone is faulty

[tangomouse]

I Would connect some external speakers to the headphone socket ,if there's sound then its the headphones

[sabre2th]

alright cool i will put in some speakers, bare in mind though i have tried a few other headphones and same result . Thanks for your advise guys

[tarung1793]

Did it worked..

If not then try changing the output hardware setting in sounds in control panel,, some time it just dont change from analog to headphone automatically....

[grr]

a few questions:

1. did the same headphone work in other PC/laptop?
2. did u connect an external speaker & check?
3. did u try updating/changing any settings recently on ur laptop?
4. did headphones ever worked on ur laptop?

[sabre2th]

a few questions:

1. did the same headphone work in other PC/laptop?
2. did u connect an external speaker & check?
3. did u try updating/changing any settings recently on ur laptop?
4. did headphones ever worked on ur laptop?

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Ill post back tommorow because my internet is going in a sec lol