[ale] OT: Laptop repair

[Joshua Kite]

I'll second Jim's recommendation.  I have been looking at forums to help me
troubleshoot some usb sound problems that I have been having, and this seems
to be the #1 reason people use usb audio in linux.  There are some pretty
decent lists of Linux compatible usb cards.

Unfortunately I cannot recommend any repair places. I see them advertised on
Craigslist, but I don't know that I would trust them.

Josh Kite

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can get a usb sound dongle from microcenter for less than $20. The
> diagnostics of the laptop will cost more than that.
> On Dec 18, 2010 9:02 AM, "Asher Vilensky" <ashervilensky at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I plugged some speakers into the audio-out jack of a Gateway laptop (two
> > partitions: Vista, Linux Mint) while Vista was booted. It made a
> desperate
> > HMMM and now there's no audio AT ALL - not from the jack, not from the
> > speakers (I verified that with either/both OS's booted). I wonder if I
> > burned the sound card. My questions are:
> >
> > 1. Is there suck facility/utility as safety fuses on a laptop? Something
> > like those in a car or a house or electronic devices? Something I can
> > easily (and cheaply) replace? If so, where is it?
> >
> > If "NO" to the above:
> > 2. Anybody here can/want to take a look at it?
> > 3. How much am I expected to pay for repair? Does it even worth it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -- Asher
>
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