IMic and OS X

I picked up an iMic a couple of weeks ago. And set up was a snap. Shows up in System Prefs / Sound, with the level control. And sound was fine. I haven't used it in about a week and half. And couple of days ago, it no longer works properly (used it with Skype the first time a.o.k.). So I checked the Sys pref. It shows up, but the level control is no longer available.
When audio doesn't record, I would have to launch Sys Prefs, and choose iMic again as input mic, and only then will it work with apps that require a mic. But the sound quality is pretty bad. Because I can't control the input level, it's picking up everything in the background. Therefore distorting the actual voice recording.
However, when I boot up from another drive (with 10.4.8 as well), iMic seems to function just fine. Level control is available in system prefs, and audio is not distorted.
Does anyone have an idea what could be going on?
Thanks.
G4 MDD Dual 1GB, 1.5GB ram, Pioneer 112D + LG H10N burners   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   80GB, 120GB, 2x 250GB HDs, Radeon 9000 128MB

If it works on another boot drive then it is likely a problem with your preferences/settings. Try going to "Applications" and then open "Utilities." Then open "Audio Midi Setup" and check your settings in there.
Also, try open Garageband and then quit, that often helps reset things.

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