Mac OS X 10.4.4 Special Report: Loss of internal speakers

Several readers report loss of internet speaker capabilities after the update to Mac OS X 10.4.4.

MacFixIt reader Fernando Teixeira writes:

"I recently installed the Mac OS X 10.4.4 update and Battery Firmware upgrade, somehow lost my internal speakers. They disappeared as an option from my list of output devices, the only one there is the headphone jack. Lots of PowerBook users are having the same problem."

This issue can sometimes be resolved by opening the Audio MIDI Setup application (located in Applications/Utilities) and changing the output setting to 44 KHz (44100.0 Hz)

Index:

• Release Notes
• Upgrade procedure recommendation; General purpose workarounds; more
• Memory/RAM not recognized; fixes
• Fast User Switching bugs
• Problems with installer packages
• MySQL broken, fix
• iChat AV problems
• Mail.app crashes
• Kernel panics caused by USB devices
• Bluetooth issues
• Processor upgrade card issues
• Password problems
• Problems launching Final Cut Pro
• Software Update issues
• Fujitsu MO drives not mounting, other issues
• Animated GIF issues
• Reverting (downgrading) to Mac OS X 10.4.3
• FireWire issues; fixes
• Loss of keyboard audio volume control; fixes
• Other sound issues
• RSS feeds not working in Safari; fixes
• Wake-from-sleep issues
• TurboTax 2005 issues
• Windows sharing issues
• Acard-connected drives unmountable, other issues
• Active Directory issues; fixes
• Inexplicably booting into Open Firmware mode
• Loss of internal speakers

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