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MBP audio no longer plays from my speakers...Optical light stays on

Ok, so the other day, I'm using my MBP in the studio, and patch a cord out of the line out jack to listen through the monitors. Ever since then, I no longer have audio through my internal speakers, and the optical light is on all the time. No volume control, and the audio page in sound prefs only shows the digital option. Not something I'm going to just deal with. They WILL make this good. BTW, this is my first post, but I've been reading nightmare stories from all of you out there, and someone at Apple needs to step up to the plate and get these issues resolved. These units are too expensive for us to have to put up with this shoddy example of workmanship. If these were cars, they would have been recalled. Are they not making enough money on the Ipod stuff?

APPLE, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, GET OFF YOUR @!#$@$ AND DO SOMETHING!

MBP Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2.16 gig 15" 100 gig HD 2 gig ram

Posted on Sep 27, 2006 10:30 PM

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Sep 29, 2006 11:07 AM in response to Pockets745

You have the same problem as myself. I've managed to temporarily restart internal speakers by inserting a needle in the socket and short circuit the pins (without pushing on them!!).

The short version is like this (from my experiments today):

1. nothing inserted: one of both pins of the socket are grounded and internal speakers are activated
2. something inserted: if impedance present on pins, means headphones/line-out
3. something inserted: if no impedance is on pins means optical (afaik toslink is made on plastic, right?)

Maybe somebody should confirm these ideas.

Bottom line, you have to replace Left I/O board or try to push and pull a jack in the socket, maybe the bent pin(s) will come to normal position again.

Sep 29, 2006 11:25 AM in response to Pockets745

APPLE, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, GET OFF YOUR @!#$@$
AND DO SOMETHING!



Ok, shouting to apple on a message board that they do not read won't get you help for your problem.

What you should do is schedule an appointment at a local apple store to discuss and show someone your problem, or call applecare to discuss your problem.

They can't help you unless you tell them to, and they're not listening here.

I hope they can help you fix your audio problem - but unfortunately you won't get an official answer, nor a perfect fix unless you contact them directly

Sep 30, 2006 1:35 AM in response to homertime33

Well, first of all, you're a fool if you don't think they read these.
Second, my purpose is to find others with my same problem, as it appears mine isn't isolated.
Third, my comment to Apple refers to the whole MBP issue. Fans not running, systems shuttind down, cases warped, jacks not working, and cattle...raped!!(through that one in from :Blazing Saddles!" anyway, they need to do something, and the only way they will is for us to collectively express our voices. You don't have to agree, that's fine. But I do believe not only readers looking for the same problems, and hopefully solutions will get together and get something done.
I did take it to an Apple Store while I was in Denver. They pronounced it dead, and are ordering me a replacement board, which means I'll still be down for probably a day, which is unacceptable. On a system this new, it should have been replaced. Less than two months.

Oh well, we'll see what happens. I hope others with the same problem let me know about it. I mean, no speakers!! That's kinda the point of a laptop.

MBP Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2.16 gig 15" 100 gig HD 2 gig ram

Sep 30, 2006 3:54 AM in response to Pockets745

Had the same problem as thousands of you, re: dodgey cheap mutiple output 3.5mm plug. When will they learn one hole for one thing. They try to be too smart for their own good. Anyway, internal speakers weren't working so I tried inserting headphones in and out, but no luck. Then tried inserting a toothpick, but again no luck. Finally succeeded, against my best judgement, to insert a metal object into an optical output. By fiddling about I was able to "realease" the contact that allows the computer to make an assessment on whether a headphone/toslink or "nothing" is inserted. The contact is in the 7 o'clock position. By isloating this contact I gave it a gentle push downwards and it seems to have fixed the problem, but be gentle as there are plenty of things to ruin inside that little connector. Good Luck

Oct 12, 2006 5:29 PM in response to Pockets745

This has now happened on my Macbook. Apple has to do something. The reason to buy an apple is that they WORK, if they don't work there is no reason to buy one!!! I am so mad at apple I can't even see straight.

Bottom line is that apple needs to recall their shoddy products. They also need to improve their build quality.

BTW this is my 4th apple notebook and my 8th apple system (my first was a Mac Classic circa 1990). If they don't make this right I will never buy another apple computer again.

Dec 20, 2006 2:18 PM in response to Pockets745

Hi,
I have this issue too, on a regular MacBook. I called Apple, and they basically told me, "You're screwed, suck it up." Only a little more polite, by saying, sure... take it to an Apple Authorized Repair place. I'm sitting here... with my brand new computer, that they gave me to replace a previously broken computer, which I bought after my previous computer fried it's logic board AND HD after going out of AppleCare (3 year plan)...
My family has owned macs since my folks were in college (think first macs). Even while they worked at IBM we were on macs. I'm feeling neglected now, after all this.

MBP audio no longer plays from my speakers...Optical light stays on

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