Through a little too much fiddling with my external speakers to make sure my music was playing in stereo (the speakers had a plug that often made the music come out just 1 or 2 speakers in a 4.1 system, so I had to pull and twist a little while they were plugged into my PC's speaker socket to make sure all speakers were working), the socket on my Inspiron 5100 is pretty much totalled...if I put in a regular 3.5mm-type headphones or speakers plug in there to listen to music or watch a movie, I have to hold it with my hand throughout in a very specific position, and only then can I hear any sound at all. The microphone socket is fine (my PC has just 2 sockets, speaker and mic), but I have to do something about the speaker socket. Thing is, my warranty JUST ran out, and I assume a certain amount of taking-apart will be involved to replace the socket or fix it at all. Does anyone know how much doing this might cost me, or if it can be done without opening up the PC (slim chance, I know)? Everything else is fine, and there's nothing wrong with the soundcard or anything, the laptop speakers are fine as well. Any advice would be appreciated...cheers!