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Old 12-20-2006, 02:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Question G4 Sound problem, should be easy

I have a Powerbook G4 that does not seem to emit any sounds at all even after all the sound settings are all the way up and is un-muted. I'm not sure how to install the driver for this devise, if anyone can give me some advice that would be awesome.
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Old 12-20-2006, 02:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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You don't have to install the driver. Unlike Windows, Mac OS X has all the drivers built in for your computer.

Chances are, you need to update your stuff.

Apple menu -> Software Update.
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Old 12-20-2006, 02:59 PM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Thank you very much, i think it is figured out now.
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Old 12-20-2006, 03:13 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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LOL! But apple's are sooooo user friendly (and they "just work" too, right?)!!!

Click the little apple at the top left... a menu opens up.... and one of the choices should be the software update.
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Old 12-20-2006, 03:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
 
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I downloaded the software after about 30 minutes. The sound still does not work. Hopefully it is not a hardware problem or is it not that big of a deal to open it? What do you think might be the next step, oh yeah, its not the speakers either because i working headphones and that proved no success.
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Old 12-20-2006, 03:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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Take it to the Apple store and have them look at it. There's nothing else you can do, because it's a laptop.
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