Thanks for the info - I've heard a lot about static charges, but I'm not sure that applies in my case. I've restarted a few times, but problem is unchanged. My local mac dealer has suggested doing 'Software Restore', so I'll do that, though I suspect some damage to the speakers ...
-- Barry On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Jon Glass wrote: > on 2/20/03 10:53 PM, S B Cooper at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > If I go to System Preferences and open the Sound panel, I find all the > > options have gone grey, and can't be set. The alert sound is stuck on > > 'Funk', whereas I'd set it to Sosumi previously. In 'Output' I find > > nothing in the box under "Choose a device for sound output" and below that > > "Settings for selected device: No output devices were found". > > I experienced a similar problem, along with the inability to select sound > output on my Pismo running OS 9 the other day. I had to restart to be able > to move my sound from internal to anything else, and the sound sounded > weird. I decided it must have been a static discharge that had shocked > something hardware-wise. I had brought my Pismo home from work, and plugged > all my cables back in. When I was doing that, however, I got shocked, and > could even hear the shock through both the internal speakers and the > external. I didn't notice what had happened for a while, but I finally > realized that I couldn't do anything to the audio. At first I was nervous, > but a restart returned everything to normal. It has certainly changed how I > plug my cables in now, however. I always de-staticize (sic) myself before > plugging or unplugging stuff into the back of my Pismo. It is possible, I > suppose that I could have permanently fried my sound board. > -- > Jon Glass > Krakow, Poland > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________________________________________________________________ S Barry Cooper Tel: UK: (0113) 343 5165, Int: +44 113 343 5165 School of Mathematics Fax: UK: (0113) 343 5145, Int: +44 113 343 5145 University of Leeds Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leeds LS2 9JT Home tel: (0113) 278 2586, Int: +44 113 278 2586 U.K. WWW: http://www.amsta.leeds.ac.uk/~pmt6sbc ____________________________________________________________________________ -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
