I'm trying to plug an external audio device (tape deck) into the audio input. In the sound preferences pane I'm only getting the built in microphone as an option. I tried restarting without effect. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

For some reason the option to select switch the audio port to 'input' is not coming up.
Thanks.

If your computer is running Snow Leopard, and is not at 10.6.8, you could use
Software Update to get final Combo Update 10.6.8 v. 1.1 for Snow Leopard.
Aside from that (you may have already done so) here is a free-running
application that may help your line-in audio, by the name of LineIn
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/ and it suggests possibilities.
There also are USB input methods using those for audio; not sure what
is still available, a few great ones no longer were. One from Belkin a few
years ago, called the iMic, offered great options over USB.
Hopefully the free application can help.
Good luck & happy computing!

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