Sound gone after security update!

I just ran the latest security update (2006-2) on my wife's Intel Core Duo Mini and the sound device is no longer available. No start up chime. No sound what so ever. The volume level does not even appear in the menu bar and the volume keys on the keyboard do nothing.
The Sound pane (under the output tab) in System preferences says:
No output devices found
Is this a known issue with the update or has something gone wrong with the computer (it is only four days old).
Mac Mini Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.5)

One of the few settings that Mac OS X saves in the PRAM is the system volume. If you're system volume was set to mute when you shut down, you won't hear the chime at startup. But it was odd you couldn't change the volume with the keys or the menubar.
By resetting the PRAM, the system will forget if it's been muted, turned very low or very high and reset to the middle. Usually you hold all four keys down at the same time until you hear the startup chime for the third time and then let go. Thanks for sharing what you've found, someone else may come by with the same question.
-Doug

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SOLVED:
This issue went away by itself after a reboot for a software installation.

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