Built-in mic not recognized by system

When I try to record with the built in mic on my macbook on Windows Vista, I go to the sound settings and under the recording tab the computer will have a microphone icon but it will say "currently available" and won't let me make it a default recording device. I'm currently on the Boot Camp 2.0 drivers. Anybody know how to fix this?

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After updating to EFI 1.1 on my iMac 20 Inch (2,16Ghz) the built-in iSight-Cam is not
working anymore. It´s not showing up in the system profiler > USB Devices.
I bought the iMac last week, switched it on, the cam took a picture on the user account creation,
I applied the EFI-Update and OSX 10.4.8. After that the cam was gone.
I tried everything from resetting SMC, PRAM to reinstalling Combo-Update 10.4.8 ... NOTHING helped !
Any ideas or solutions ???
P.S.: Sorry for my crappy English, I´m writing from Germany !

Here´s a report from MacFixIt.com about this problem:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20061211231332862
Built-in iSight not recognized Some users have reported loss of their built-in iSights after applying the iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.1. In some cases, this issue can be resolved by resetting the SMC (system management controller) using this process:
1. From the Apple menu, choose Shut Down (or if the computer is not responding, hold the power button until it turns off).
2. Unplug all cables from the computer, including the power cord and any display cables.
3. Wait at least 15 seconds.
4. Plug the power cord back in, making sure the power button is not being pressed at the time. Then reconnect your keyboard and mouse to the computer.
5. Press the power button on the back to start up your computer.
Resetting PRAM can solve a variety of issues As mentioned in our coverage of recent EFI Firmware updates issued for other Macs, a number of potentially serious issues apparent after applying this EFI Firmware Update can be resolved by simply resetting PRAM/NVRAM via the following process:
Shut down your Mac, then start it back up while immediately holding the following keys: Command, Option, P and R. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the third time.
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IBook TrackPad not recognized in System Prefs?

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I have the Mid-2005 1.42ghz iBook. It's a great machine that I love except for one thing....the scrolling TrackPad. It does not work and is not recognized in System Preferences. It does not show up under Keyboard & Mouse. I've taken the top-case off to check the cables and they all looked tight and even replaced the top-case with a new one and it still doesn't work. I've used the 10.4.4 Tiger install discs as that is what it was shipped with. I'm out of ideas here and am hoping that someone can help me. I've resorted to using a mouse along side of it and it's aggravating. Please don't tell me "Logic Board Replacement." Thanks!

Hey PM and Cornelius,
Well the first thing that comes to mind is that the track pad, keyboard, power and charger are all controlled by that PMU99 that I've been bugging everyone about.
Here's my other post:
"There's been a lot of problems lately on this group with the above mentioned issues. It could be a PMU problem. The PMU is actually a tiny computer within the computer. It's official designation is PMU99.
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/DeveloperNotes/Macintosh_CPUs-G4/12inchPowerBookG4/2_Architecture/chapter_3_section4.html
"Power Control IC
The power manager IC in the 12-inch PowerBook G4 is a Mitsubishi M16C/62F microprocessor, also called the PMU99. It operates with its own RAM and ROM. The functions of the PMU99 include:
*controlling the sleep and power on and off sequences
*real time clock
*controlling power to the other ICs
*monitoring the battery charge level
*controlling battery charging
*supporting the interface to the built-in keyboard ( and trackpad )
The 12-inch PowerBook G4 can operate from a 15-volt power outlet on an airliner, however for safety reasons the computer will not allow battery charging. In order for the computer to detect the connection to airline power, the airline power cable should have a sense resistor of 24.3K ohms connected between the power plug's shell and ground.
The PMU99 also provides the hardware interface to the keyboard. Software in the PMU99 IC scans the keyboard, then sends the data to the system in packets like those from the ADB. To the system, the keyboard behaves as if they were ADB devices"
Try resetting it:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
If that doesn't work try what I call a deep PMU reset.
Pull all power including the battery, push the power button to remove residual charge in soft start capacitors.
Then walk away from it for at least 10 hours.
Now PMU99 has been responsible for soft start in Macs apparently since the first G3s and run all the way thru the G5s. From:
http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=30
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So this deep reset has worked for G3s going back to the Beige and recently a G4 Sawtooth with a 1.5 GB CPU upgrade.
I've also seen problems with the super capacitors that sort of take the place of the PMU battery but that has been on older G3s. These are there to hold settings during battery swaps and not sure what else. I've seen two go open but am not sure what that would mean to all the PMU functions. If it shorted I could see that as a real problem."
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Built in mic not working

I just noticed my built in mic is not working at all and I need to use it. I've tried setting it in system preferences but can't get it to do anything. A hardware test has reavealed nothing. BTW the mic input seems to be dead also.
I thought I'd ask if anyone has any tricks on this before I call Applecare to the rescue.
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Many G5 Power Mac users have trouble with the built-in microphone - you can see why from the specs.
http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/PowerMac_G5_Early2005.html
The analogue audio-in port on the G5 is line-in and requires a higher-level input than a simple microphone can provide - the usual solution is to use either a powered mic, a mic pre-amp or a USB i/f - some discussion here
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=597246#597246
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you are right the 3.5mm audio jack is a combined one for headphone and microphone. Every iPhone headset should work fine. Pluging in only the mic cord won´t work. Wrong connector placement. I tried a cord adaptor für. 4 pole 3.5mm to 2 3.5mm 3 pole jacks. But the external microphone wasn´t recognized.
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don't have LOGIC so could not try it. Only
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180946.287832 videoNetworkCapable: 1 -- 3 max participants.
180946.287843 audioNetworkCapable: 1 -- 9 max participants.
180946.287862 Focus Capability (after BWD):
180946.287895 audioHardwareCapable = 1
180946.287938 maxAudioParticipantsBasedOnHardware = 9
180946.287973 audioNetworkCapable = 1
180946.287999 maxAudioParticipants = 9
180946.288041 canBeAudioMultipointParticipant = 1
180946.288082 videoHardwareCapable = 1
180946.288122 maxVideoParticipantsBasedOnHardware = 3
180946.288160 videoNetworkCapable = 1
180946.288201 maxVideoParticipants = 3
180946.288237 canBeVideoMultipointParticipant = 1
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180946.288309 detectedDownstreamKbits = 2566
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180946.288705 BWD: GotBandwidth: 328327/2566844 (up/down) @[192.168.0.101:255.255.255.0]
180946.288724 BWD bandwidth: 328 kbits up, 2566 kbits down.
180946.288735 videoNetworkCapable: 1 -- 3 max participants.
180946.288746 audioNetworkCapable: 1 -- 9 max participants.
180946.288845 vcCapabilities returns: 0x0000003f
180946.288893 VCCapAudio
180946.288929 VCCapVideo
180946.288968 VCCapMultiAudio
180946.289008 VCCapMultiVideo
180946.289043 VCCapMultiAudioHost
180946.289083 VCCapMultiVideoHost
180946.294136 BWD: Launched thread done.
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180946.309680 - -46137344
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180946.324374 selectedCamera GUID returned
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180946.324620 Found 1 cameras:
180946.324645 - -46137344
180946.324787 selectedCamera GUID returned
180946.325977 selectCameraByGUID: -46137344 returned 1
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180946.328870 Internal microphone
180946.328991 Line In
180946.329063 selectedCamera GUID returned
180946.329128 selectedCamera GUID returned
180946.329191 Selected mic: Built-in Microphone / imic
180946.358147 Found 1 cameras:
180946.358199 - -46137344
180946.358261 selectedCamera GUID returned
180946.359287 selectCameraByGUID: -46137344 returned 1
180946.362869 Microphone devices:
180946.363122 Internal microphone
180946.363238 Line In
180946.363313 selectedCamera GUID returned
180946.363369 selectedCamera GUID returned
180946.363426 Selected mic: Built-in Microphone / imic
181004.601269 BWD: GotBandwidth: 328327/2566844 (up/down) @[192.168.0.101:255.255.255.0]
181004.601308 BWD bandwidth: 328 kbits up, 2566 kbits down.
181004.601326 videoNetworkCapable: 1 -- 3 max participants.
181004.601337 audioNetworkCapable: 1 -- 9 max participants.
181004.601392 vcCapabilities returns: 0x0000003f
181004.601407 VCCapAudio
181004.601418 VCCapVideo
181004.601427 VCCapMultiAudio
181004.601437 VCCapMultiVideo
181004.601446 VCCapMultiAudioHost
181004.601456 VCCapMultiVideoHost
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181004.613750 - -46137344
181004.625846 Error in SGNewChannel: -9405
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181004.636923 Error in SGNewChannel: -9405
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