Sound, voice chat, yahoo messenger and VPC 6

Question

Okay perhaps off topic..perhaps not......how do I get sound to work in Yahoo messenger v 7 w/ voice chat via VPC 6 on an AL 15 Powerbook???
And does the AL 15 have a built in Microphone??

Answer 1

Does the microphone work while running VPC?
I don't know, but I think you can easily check. While you're running VPC, go into System Preferences > Sound > Input. (You can access System Preferences from the Apple menu in the upper left-hand corner of your screen. I'm assuming that you can do this while running VPC. If I'm wrong on this, please stop reading this worthless post. ;-))
Look at the meter that reads "input level," just above the slider that reads "input volume." If there's any significant ambient noise where you are, or if you speak at a decent volume out loud (it doesn't even have to be near the mic, which is located beneath the left speak grille), you should see the "input level" fluctuate if the mic's working properly. (The default setting for the "input volume" is midway on the slider. If it's all the way to the left, the mic will not pick up any sounds.)