Fried audio input & mic on 667 powerbook?
i bought this 667 DVI powerbook used. i did not notice it at purchase time but it seems the audio input is somehow fried both from the internal microphone and the audio in minijack.
it's infuriating. i called the guy who sold it to me and he said he knew absolutely nothing about it {pullsh!t}.
if it were just the internal mic- i would think the mic was damaged. if it was just the audio-in i would suspect the jack. but it's both.
i record something to test it and speak, "testing, 1, 2, 3"
and i play it back and what i hear is, "bzzbz, bz, bz ,bz".
what the heck?
i guess the audio board is fried.
i've never seen a laptop audio board/card.
does anyone have any experience with this?
pricing and feasibility of a cheap fix?
i will probably get a USB mic which i assume will completely bypass this problem.
but man, i am steamed.
it's infuriating. i called the guy who sold it to me and he said he knew absolutely nothing about it {pullsh!t}.
if it were just the internal mic- i would think the mic was damaged. if it was just the audio-in i would suspect the jack. but it's both.
i record something to test it and speak, "testing, 1, 2, 3"
and i play it back and what i hear is, "bzzbz, bz, bz ,bz".
what the heck?
i guess the audio board is fried.
i've never seen a laptop audio board/card.
does anyone have any experience with this?
pricing and feasibility of a cheap fix?
i will probably get a USB mic which i assume will completely bypass this problem.
but man, i am steamed.
Comments
First, restart. You'll be amazed at how many problems this fixes.
Second, check all your settings.
Third, listen to someone else (if I'm first
Lastly, try to reinstall. (Only as a last resort) Or seek other means to capture audio. (Like your USB solution)
as far as settings go; System Prefs > Sound > Input > Input Level
all seems normal there. what other settings would there be? when i look at the audio monitor level - it looks like it's responding perfectly yo my voice.
as far as "reinstalling" goes... what should i reinstall? the PB audio card?
oh, BTW, the auio-OUT works fine and the built-in speakers, while not very loud at all, also seem to work ok.
Gain should be set to 0db (Value=0.50). Select source (Mic or Line) and anything that looks strange. I have a different system than yours so I have different options.
grr.
thank you.
do you know anything about Powerbook audio card replacement/?
Is there any way you could post an audio clip? Maybe I could get a better understanding of what is happening.
But I would recommend using a USB audio adapter. Better sound anyways.
"testing , 1, 2, testing, 1,2
- testing , 1, 2, testing, 1,2,"
into the built in mic.
that link you provided didn't have specific audio card installation info did it? i didn't see it there.
thanks very much for your help.
if you've got any input on the audio clip let me know. i'll be back later to check in.
thanks.
It still sounds like a digitizing issue to me.
On a side note, IT STARTED HAILING AT MY HOUSE! I had blue sky all day!
Maybe a omen that Bush is in power.
Logitech USB Desktop Microphone;
17.99 @ thenerds.net
[by the way their standard shipping price is listed as 9.99$ but they dropped it to 3.99 just by me asking.]
i'm still interested in figuring out the underlying problems but haven't found a price for a powerbook soundcard anywhere.
if anyone has powerbook parts info please let me know.
thanks