On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Jim Goodin<
jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know if any of you using a MBP have run into this but recently my
> internal speaker ability disappeared including the driver ref in Sys Pref's
> and the audio out 1/8" port glowed red. I found this wild fix on the net
> and it worked which suggests it's a sensor tripped out by inserting
> headphones or some other 1/8" analog audio source no? Thought it worth
> passing along... Jim
> Today, utterly randomly and with no provocation, the built-in speaker output
> disappeared from my System Preferences on my MacBook Pro and the speakers
> would no longer work, except for the boot-up chime. All that I could get was
> digital audio out and the red light coming out of the speaker port.
> Searching online turned up nothing until the right combination of words led
> me to this Apple support message board thread. While Apple does not have a
> solution for this problem and tries replacing the board with the audio port,
> you can solve the problem by sticking a toothpick or a paperclip into the
> slot (preferably while the red digital audio light is on) and at around the
> 5-o-clock position there is some sort of switch or rocker that needs to be
> gently pushed. There will be a bit of a click. After a few seconds your
> audio will start working again.
>
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