Also try an SMC reset and a PRAM reset. PRAM reset https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11243 (Listed for Mountain Lion, but works for all)
SMC Reset - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 Also, if you plug a set of headphones in, then restart and see if it "kick starts" it to show back up. I've seen that fix it as well. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 5 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 17/09/2014, at 7:07 PM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Robert, > > When you mentioned previously you tried re-installing the OS X, did you > install the OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update? > If not follow these instructions: > > Disconnect any devices connected to your Mac. > > Install OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update > > 1. Download the OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo from here: > <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399> > 2. Shutdown your Mac > 3. Startup in SAFE MODE - > Press the power button - then Immediately after you hear the startup > tone, hold the Shift key. > The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but > not before the tone. > 4. Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress > indicator (looks like a spinning gear).. > 5. Run a Permissions Repair from Disk Utility. > 6. Run the COMBO update and allow the Mac to reboot. (don't interrupt the > installation) > 7. Login as normal but immediately run Permissions Repair again from Disk > Utility. > 8. Reboot Mac again. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > > On 17 Sep 2014, at 6:11 pm, Robert Miller-Eves <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >>> HI Ronni! >> ALAS! I've tried that, ditched that pref pane but still no Sound Pane.:-( >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Re: Audio/Sound Control Dissappeared (Ronni Brown) >>> 2. Re: Ethernet to Thunderbolt adaptor (Ronda Brown) >>> 3. Re: Syncing contacts from one folder to another ? (Stephen Chape) >>> 4. Re: Syncing contacts from one folder to another ? (Ronda Brown) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:34:33 +0800 >>> From: Ronni Brown <[email protected]> >>> To: WAMUG <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Audio/Sound Control Dissappeared >>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >>> >>> Hi Robert, >>> >>> On 17 Sep 2014, at 11:26 am, Robert Miller Eves <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo OS 10.6.8y >>>> Sound/Audio control panel has vanished from System Preferences. >>>> I've tried re-installing the O.S to no avail. Any clues? >>>> >>> >>> Do you mean the 'Sound' pane in System Preferences is missing? >>> >>> If preference panes go missing, follow these instructions: >>> >>> 1. Quit System Preferences (if its open). >>> >>> 2. Open your User Folder, and then navigate to the ~/Library/Caches folder. >>> ( The "tilde" symbol "~" is an abbreviation for your Home folder.) >>> If you're unsure where your Home folder is, use your "Go" menu to take you >>> there. >>> >>> 3. Delete the ?com.apple.preferencepanes.cache? file. >>> >>> 4. Open System Preferences, it should work normally. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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