Is this at all fixable? Piece stuck in the hole...

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Asmodean
Before even considering the future of my soundcard and microphone, I would beat the living crap out of the jerk that did it.

Asmodean

I wonder if he still has his old k.e.y..bo.a..r.d...h..andy...

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Doggylocked!

[alva]

Use a big magnet.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by Smiley
Get some heavyduty glue and stick a pull rod to the end of the broken plug.

That won't cut it. You need a blob of molten solder.

Failing that, you could just turn the PC box upside down and shake it really, really, really hard.

[General Ludd]

solder it back together and pull it out? It might even still be usable.

EDIT: Maybe I should of read all the replies first.

[Mr. Harley]

Actually, unplug everything and take your case apart. Some of the mini-RCA sockets (I believe I have the name correct, I just drank some wine prior to going to sleep and between that and sleep deprivation am considerably fried) are actually open on the inside. Then you can take a small probe - no comments, please - and very gently remove afore mentioned stuck piece. Computers and gay imagery - Asher needs to read this.

If it is a closed socket, the teeny-tiny drop of superglue on the end of a toothpick. Let it set for about two minutes. You must pull it out perfectly straight with no twist or torsion, superglue has no resistance to that kind of force - damn, now I wish I was gay. If you get superglue on the sides of the socket, i.e. your drop was too large, you can use finger nail polish remover, the nasty chemical kind, to remove it. Since that may also damage circuit boards, beverwhee verwhee careful (images of Elmer Fudd here). I definitely need to go to sleep.

[Asmodean]

Or maybe get a new sound card (unless of course it's onboard sound - in which case fate has dealt you an insidiously cruel blow).

Asmodean

[Dis]

tweezers, needle nose pliers.

turn your computer off first. and ground the metallic tool you are using. static electricity would be really bad here.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by DaShi
Cut a potato is half. Boil it for about 20 minutes. Mash it up adding milk and butter until the desired consistency. I forget the rest. . .

[:) Smiley]

I never imagined tech support could be sexy... of course we're here dealing with hardware and not software.

[Tattila the Hun]

Bluesticky. Blue stuff. Sticks. Propably some brand name...

[General Ludd]

What about using somethign to create suction... like a miniature plunger.

[Al B. Sure!]

oh well... i guess i'll have to abandon the in-line and get a USB microphone one day.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asmodean
Or maybe get a new sound card (unless of course it's onboard sound - in which case fate has dealt you an insidiously cruel blow).

You can always disable the built-in sound "card" via BIOS.

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
oh well... i guess i'll have to abandon the in-line and get a USB microphone one day.

If you know anyone with soldering skills it shouldn't be too difficult to replace the jack. You can buy a replacement jack at Radio Shack.

If you don't know anyone with soldering skills, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.