No audio input for VO

I realize that this is more to do with my mac then with FCP but I trust the people in here more so please bear with me. I am trying to do a VO on my Duel Core PowerPC G5. I have put in a slug & set in & out points and it lets me record just fine.
My problem seems that my audio input on the back of my G5 seems to not be working. I went into settings and ensured I had the right connection. I only got the needles to bump when I plugged in the mic. I know the mic works as I have tried it on another PC & it bumps the needles just fine.
Please let me know if you have any ideas on how to test if this port is dead (which would be a shame as I have never used it) or if it is if there is anything to bring it back to life. As always thank you for the help, this is by far the most useful forum Apple has

Often you need a mic preamp to boost mic gain to an acceptable level when using the VO tool in FCP.
You can try using the Audio Midi Setup utility to adjust the line-in gain. The utility can be found in the Applications/utilities folder.
Good luck,
x

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