On Jan 18, 2010, at 12:34 AM, Clark Martin wrote: > On 1/17/10 11:37 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> >> On Jan 17, 2010, at 11:16 PM, Clark Martin wrote: >> >>> On 1/17/10 11:06 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >>>> >>>> On Jan 17, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Clark Martin wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 1/17/10 10:16 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >>>>>> Hi All >>>>>> I have a G3 iBook 500 with no sound. 10.4.11. I t shows the volume is >>>>>> up but can't get any sound from speakers. I looked at a manual from >>>>>> PowerBook Medic. >>>>>> But it doesn't refer to any sound card. Do these machines have a >>>>>> separate sound card? >>>>> >>>>> Try plugging in some headphones. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I plugged in phones and they work properly, but there is no speaker >>>> selection in the device box in sound preferences. >>> >>> Try plugging and unplugging the headphones several times. It's likely the >>> switch in the headphone jack is having problems. >>> >> Is the switch the reason the speaker selection is missing from the >> preferences box? Is that an integral part of the logic board, I think I read >> somewhere that the icebook is a bear >> to repair stuff because of the difficulty levels? > > I'm not sure to what you refer. On my iBook Clamshell (10.4.11) in the > System Preferences / Sound / Output under "Choose a device for Sound Output" > it lists "Internal Speakers Built-in Audio". If I plug in headphones > it shows "Headphones "Built-in Audio" instead. If that is what > you mean then yeah, it sounds like the headphone jack is hung up some how. > Yes what you said is what is happening, Also another problem is I finally got the battery to charge it reads 97% but the 4 pilot lights stay on and the little button is ineffective is this something I can fix? The machine is 9 years old but in pristine cosmetic condition and I want to max it out for my collection. It's an icebook 12" 500 USB dual 384MB ram John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA
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