HELP! My volume control just stopped functioning!

Has my sound card gone? I can't get ay sound out of my Mac anymore, it's permanently on mute and I can't adjust it at all. Anyone know what is wrong?

STU9000 wrote:
How can that affect my computer volume control? I don't get it.
Besides, it is a brand new Belkin gold plated connector so I doubt that is the reason.
Remember that it's not a physical volume control, but a software control so that a "glitch" can possibly affect it.
I did say that the new gold connectors are not problematic, but if the connector is "half-way" between being inserted and not, it could create that "glitch" that confuses the software.
I notice that when I plug and unplug my external speaker connector and look at the output in the Sound window, it takes a short time before the change is recognized and it switches from internal to external or vice-versa. I think the sensor itself is mechanical and that might have been your problem.
Always remember that with computers almost anything is possible.

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