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my headset port does not work

HajParsa

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Dec 19, 2014
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my laptop headset port does not work, and in my sound options, it connot detect any of my headsets, what must i do?
 
Hi,

May we know the model of the laptop you're using with the headphone? Please do try these troubleshooting steps that may help as well.
- First is to uninstall/reinstall the Sound card driver.
- Open Device Manager and uninstall the Sound card driver.
- Once done, reboot the laptop and it should reinstall the driver automatically.
- After the reboot, do test the headphone again and see if it will be detected or not.
- Next to try is a different headphone or an external speaker and see if that will work.
- If all these will not work then it's a hardware problem meaning the actual 3.5mm ports and a repair will be required inorder to fix it.