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  1. 62 250 GTO

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    #1 62 250 GTO, Jan 18, 2009
    I lost the left speaker, at first I thought it was broken/ blown etc but the head phones left ear won't work either. I was jigging around with the speaker settings yesterday but didn't even see anything relater to balance L/R let alone adjust it so what could it be? Any quick ideas before I buy a new pair?
     
  2. djui5

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    #2 djui5, Jan 18, 2009
    try unplugging it and plugging it back in. If that don't work get a new sound card.
     
  3. 62 250 GTO

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    #3 62 250 GTO, Jan 18, 2009
    A sound card can "short out" a speaker? Good enough for me.
     
  4. djui5

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    #4 djui5, Jan 18, 2009
    Not really, but under strange circumstances it could I guess. You said the left side of the headphones won't work either, so my "guess" is that the left output of the sound card is defective.

    If you wanna play with computer settings double click on your speaker icon on the bottom right of the computer screen. It should pull up a window with sliders for volume. Above that will be the "balance". Make sure they are all set to the middle.
     
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    #5 62 250 GTO, Jan 19, 2009
    I'm on Vista and I have to go into control panel for the balance, it doesn't appear in the icon in the toolbar. Thanks again.
     
  6. Schatten

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    #6 Schatten, Jan 19, 2009
    If headphones don't work either, sounds like a sound driver or just a general bug problem. Try muting the sound, then closing it out. Then opening it back up and unmuting it. Still doesn't work? Remove the device from the device manager, refresh and let it find the drivers again.
     
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    #7 62 250 GTO, Jan 19, 2009
    Both options didn't work, no biggie, thanks for the help Schatten.
     
  8. powerpig

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    #8 powerpig, Jan 19, 2009
    I would spray the input hole with non residual contact cleaner.
     

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