I cannot get sound from my internal speakers on dell d600 latitude. Headphones work and sound comes out of internal speakers briefly when pulling jack plug out? So I know they work but just cannot get sound to come out. Have recently had to have windows xp reinstalled due to a virus but my pc man insists he has installed all necessary software for sounds.

these are fairly passive in that if a headphone or earpiece is plugged in, they switch the output from the internal speaker to the external speaker. So, it's usually one of a few problems.

• The jack is mucked up, and needs replaced.
• The headphone plug wires have a broken connection
• The headphone needs power to amplify, and that's not working.

If trying another headphone or earpiece you know is working doesn't work, it's the jack itself. They can only handle so many uses before they either fail closed, or open or completely. Depending on which one, either:

• neither speakers nor headphones work.
• only speakers work
• only headphones work

Replacement necessitates opening the case and replacing the jack. For that, there's no help.

Not much information. Is it only with a certain player, or even Operating System sounds? Check that the sound is not muted by some program. Or go to the Device manager and check if the sound, video and game controllers do not have some warning symbol.

I dont think the JACK is the problem, I suspect a bad headphone wire (intermittent) or an incorrect driver, headphone jacks in laptops are software controlled, (no mechanical switch inside) if you hear sound in both the headphones and the speakes it is a driver issue, try updating the driver, if the headphone wire is erratic it can fool the software that controlls the input and do crazy things also...

Good luck!

Suggestion: do a system restore back to last week when they worked.

Try to use an external Speakers first if that works that means that the Internal Speakers is non functional. Update device driver and flash latest BIOS that we can download at support.dell.com then enter your service tag for proper device driver for your system

Hi,

You can solve this issue by installing usb 2.0 driver in your DELL LATITUDE D600 laptop find Blow Drivers Download Link:

.DELL LATITUDE D600 Drivers Download Link

Replace the internal speakers. Rather large pain since you have to almost disassemble the system to get to them.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd600/en/sm/speakers.htm#1006368
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Latitude-Inspiron-D500-D600-500M-600M-Speakers_W0QQitemZ130333537859QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e587bf643#ht_500wt_1182

try using external speakers or headphones, if the problem persists, you might have a sound card problem.

If external speakers or hearphones work, you might need to replace your speakers

Select your model on website below to download drivers:


Dell Drivers and Downloads

Connecting headphones to the system will disabled the internal speakers until the headphone jack is disconnected, at which such time the internal speakers should function again.

If you disconnect the headphones and the internal speakers are not re-activated, then there may be damaged to the microswitch in the jack. (Try rebooting after the headphones are disconnected too)