[SOLVED] Doomed to be soundless?

[KillerOfOld]

Preface: I am new to this place, and I just kinda assumed this goes here because I'm sure I'll need to download some software to pull this off. If this is the wrong place, correct me please.

So I have a situation: My computer's sound card is broken and there is half of a jack broken off in my headphone port. Being a gamer, sound is important. I have been using this one piece of software that let's me project my PC audio to my phone, but it is laggy and often unreliable. I need something better. I was wondering if anyone knew of some way to project PC sound to my phone via bluetooth or USB or something like that. Either that or someone tell me a safe way to fish the broken jack out of my headphone port
Thanks,
KillerOfOld

 

[R_1]

Welcome to the forums

so the jack is broken off in the port?
USB sound adapter is one option. simply replace the audio processor with a new one.

slightly risky - be aware super glue bonds skin instantly- wear gloves
I have used a drop of super glue on the end of a straightened paperclip/coat hanger/other stiff solid wire.
add a drop to the end of the wire, insert the wire carefully avoiding the sides, wait for the glue to dry, and remove the jack from the port

 

[KillerOfOld]

so the jack is broken off in the port?

Yeah, and it's so far in that there are prong looking things blocking it from coming out

 

[SkyNetRising]

Discrete pcie sound card is other option. This is desktop pc, right?

Another option - connecting a monitor with built in speakers to HDMI or DP output. This will pass sound to monitor.

 

[KillerOfOld]

Discrete pcie sound card is other option. This is desktop pc, right?

Another option - connecting a monitor with built in speakers to HDMI or DP output. This will pass sound to monitor.

This is a laptop PC. Getting a sound card just isn't an expense I can make at current, and to be honest, I probably just need a new computer. I don't even have a spare HDMI cable, they are all used for my game consoles.

 

[R_1]

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Rasp...=p_85:2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&sr=8-1

5 bucks

 

[KillerOfOld]

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Raspberry-external-headphone-microphone/dp/B01I5P3POO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=USB+audio+device&qid=1588882809&refinements=p_85:2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&sr=8-1

I will absolutely be getting that. I had no idea such a thing existed. I know that some gaming headsets are USB, but I didn't even think about something like that. Thank you very much

 

[Grobe]

#KillerOfOld have probably the best solution. However I drop in some information that may explain the sound issue:

The female 3.5mm stereo jack plug most often have a little mechanical switch inside. This switch tell the sound card (I cannot tell if handled by sw or hw) where to direct the audio (internal speakers or 3.5mm plug / headset). In this case audio is probably locked to the stereo jack - until you go full metal and desoldering the plug and remove it from mainboard.

 

[R_1]

I will absolutely be getting that. I had no idea such a thing existed. I know that some gaming headsets are USB, but I didn't even think about something like that. Thank you very much

you can go into the BIOS and disable the defective audio device once you get the new audio device.