feeling really dumb here
there i was, trying to hook some really old speakers on to my laptop to watch a movie & the jack did not want to go in
it was one of them older 3,5 versions that are a bit bigger & i forced it in there, no problems with those speakers now but everything newer will fall out
probably broke the little thingys that hold the jack in place when plugged in
pretty sure the warranty will qualify it as physical damage & wont cover it
any tips on how to repair the port or how much it might cost me?
thought id ask before trying to macgyver some ducktape on to each jack i have
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Sound out port accident
Ouch dude,
Yeah I doubt the warranty will cover it, but hey, you could always try sending it in if it's still under warranty and just see what happens. The worst that could happen is they send it back saying "physical damage".
Other than that, I don't think it's an easy or feesable fix, as i think the port is directly connected to the logic board (correct me if i'm mistaken) which makes things.. difficult.
Yeah I doubt the warranty will cover it, but hey, you could always try sending it in if it's still under warranty and just see what happens. The worst that could happen is they send it back saying "physical damage".
Other than that, I don't think it's an easy or feesable fix, as i think the port is directly connected to the logic board (correct me if i'm mistaken) which makes things.. difficult.
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As greg says, if you go to Apple it will be a motherboard replacement. 'course, from a repair point of view it looks like it's a matter of prodding the contacts back if they haven't snapped off, so if you wanted to chance it, you could. However if you don't have prior experience of electronics repair, it may not be a good idea. As greg once again says, book it in for repair and see what happens.
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there appears to be nothing broken off the port, just bent so they dont keep the jacks in place
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