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Posted on Aug 25, 2008

Macbook Pro Right speaker isn't working

The right speaker on my macbook pro just stopped working the other day.  Headphones still come through in stereo, but when played through the internal speakers, only the  left one works.  This is in every applications from iTunes to system sounds.  Could this be something to fix from a software standpoint?  I'm no longer under warranty.  This is an Intel Macbook Pro running the latest version of Leopard.  

  • da0meng Dec 18, 2008

    the left speaker wont work.. i have tried sytem prefrences.. and ll other forum ideas.. i just dont know what to do... pls help

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I hate to break it to you, but it sounds like a hardware issue. Have you tried going into System Preferences yet? If not, go to System Prefs>Sound>Output tab and then check the speaker balance. If the slider is in the middle, then it definitely sounds like a hardware issue.
I'm going to guess you've had your MBP for a while now, which would mean that something inside like a speaker wire could have gotten knocked around enough to just fall off, or loosen a connecter just enough to make the speaker not work. That is, of course, if it is not System Prefs. Let me know how it goes.

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