Headphone Jack

I accidentally broke a headphone plug off in the jack of my Gateway NE56R31 laptop. I have tried several different methods of removing it. One method included superglue which I am pretty sure has now glued the piece in. I am looking for suggestions for removing the plug or disabling the jack so that I have sound on my computer. Would a pair of USB headphones work? I mostly only use headphones when using my laptop. Thank you.

 

With the plug superglued into the jack, now the only way to fix the issue is with a replacement system board for the laptop. I don't know that USB or Bluetooth headphones would provide sound.

 

Try the USB headphones. You should be able to select them as the default output by right clicking on the system tray volume icon and selecting them as a Playback device.

 

Thank you both. What about a sound card?

 

A USB sound card would work the same way

 

You don't need to replace the system board. Superglue can be removed with acetone - it is what doctors use when people superglue their fingers together.

If you cannot grab on to the jack from the outside with a pair of tweezer or small needle-nose pliers, you will need to open the notebook to gain access to the inside of the plug. Then CAREFULLY drop just enough acetone on the glue to dissolve the glue and loosen the jack enough to push it back out from the inside. You just don't want to get any excess acetone anywhere because it is a strong solvent. You also want to be in a well ventilated place when using acetone - especially when leaning over it.

As far as using a sound card, that MIGHT work if you can disable the integrated one in the BIOS. I would try the acetone first.