No sound in iChat

Any thoughts as to what may have caused sound to disappear on my wife's MacBook Pro? We were in the middle of a video chat and all of the sudden her sound went away such that I was no longer able to hear her (video was fine) but she could still hear and see me. I have since checked the sound preferences and the input is the Built-in mic. We tried doing a video chat with Skype and sound was fine both ways so this appears to be a limited issue with iChat. Also tried rebooting the computer and nothing changed. Thanks for any suggestions.

I would check the usual suspects.
System Preferences > Sound > Input must be turned Up high enough and have the same devices selected as iChat > Preferences > Video Section > Microphone drop down.
The Microphone Enabled item in the Video menu should also be ticked and active.
In the View menu of iChat the Show Audio Status should be active.
The Mic should be plugged in (reseating is always a good Idea).
And if it has one a the On Switch should be On.
During a chat the Mute Button should be black and not highlighted
8:11 PM Sunday; June 8, 2008

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