Hi from a newby
Wife has a Compaq 615 laptop (approx 2 years old) running Windows 7 Home Premium. A few days ago, the external speakers suddenly stopped working & all the software checks (even tried a system restore) I've made so far indicate nothing amis or disabled & the the sound chip still appears to be working via the headphone socket. Have I missed something really obvious or should I now suspect some form of internal hardware failure?
I'm reasonable experienced with curing software faults (but not this one) & have been building/faulting my own desktop PC's for many, many years but have never had a laptop apart. The thought of taking an unguided screwdriver to the laptop case screws scares me to the point I may end up doing more harm than good, any suggestions welcome?
Wife has a Compaq 615 laptop (approx 2 years old) running Windows 7 Home Premium. A few days ago, the external speakers suddenly stopped working & all the software checks (even tried a system restore) I've made so far indicate nothing amis or disabled & the the sound chip still appears to be working via the headphone socket. Have I missed something really obvious or should I now suspect some form of internal hardware failure?
I'm reasonable experienced with curing software faults (but not this one) & have been building/faulting my own desktop PC's for many, many years but have never had a laptop apart. The thought of taking an unguided screwdriver to the laptop case screws scares me to the point I may end up doing more harm than good, any suggestions welcome?