New Headphone Socket For Netbook

[airbolt]

I have an EMachines E250 Netbook and the Headphone socket appears to be not working. When headphone goes in the sound continues to come thro the speakers. Tried with several headphones.

Is replacing the socket very expensive? Obviously i wsould get a repair man to do it.

[Buenchico]

The part is hardly expensive!
http://www.maplin.co.uk/3.5mm-stereo-chassis-socket-1189

As long as the technician knows how to quickly get inside your netbook, the labour cost shouldn't be very high either.

The only problem might be if the old socket is glued (or similarly bonded) to the case, rather than a screw fit. It might be a fiddly job to get it out without damaging the casing of the netbook. Even so, the technician might simply be able to bend the piece of metal in the old socket (that's meant to break the circuit to the speakers when you insert a headphone jack) back into place.

Phone around for some quotes. Places like PC World charge £30 (+ parts) for a job that only takes a minute or two; independent repairers might be far cheaper.

[airbolt]

It is too intricate to remove the socket from the Integrated Board ( per repairman ) and put a new.

USB Soundcard from EBay! New to me - 99p and free - trying one!