elohelomg Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I have a imac, and recently (after replacing the hard drive), the microphone seems to have been gone. i was worried i might have disconnected something, but all seems to be fine, but the mic still doesn't work. The camera on it works seamlessly, but in system preferences, the input and output stuff is there, but when i talk into the mic, nothing.nothing seems to work. any ideas guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Are you running Windows 7 on it or MacOSX? I did find quite a few Support Downloads and Updates for the iMac at the site... Windows 7 I could help you with but MacOSX is going to be a little shady... :PThere is an update for the drivers for Windows 7 to be run on the iMac... and several other Firmware updates and assorted others... http://support.apple.com/downloads/#imacEDIT: Also found this but it was too funny to paste in.. :lmao:To increase the volume of an imac, you have to push the button of raise sound on the keyboard. That is on the top row. 2nd button from the left to right side....and it is supposed to be related to low mic level/no response...Also on that note if you have any of the inputs done wrong and have no adjusted the out put for the mic correctly then you might have the same problem.." Try opening an app in your utilities folder called Audio MIDI Setup and there under the "Audio Devices" tab, change the Audio Input to "Line In" " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyroraptor Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 IMHO, you should check with Mac OSX first to see if the mic is working with the native OS. If it does, then it's a software problem and can be resolved merely by updating the relevant drivers.If it's not working with Mac OSX, then it probably is faulty hardware. But still, there might be a fix through replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elohelomg Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 IMHO, you should check with Mac OSX first to see if the mic is working with the native OS. If it does, then it's a software problem and can be resolved merely by updating the relevant drivers.If it's not working with Mac OSX, then it probably is faulty hardware. But still, there might be a fix through replacement.Turns out, the owner opened the case up himself and ripped it up. Not kidding. The wire was torn in half through the middle, and ther ewas absolutly no connection to the mic. I saudered it together, and now, all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 :thumbsup: Yeah.. just like wondering why the PC doesn't boot because you forgot to plug it in.. But it helps to be able to know/understand these things.. LOL :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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