Sound

[markedward]

Hello

Had a power outage last night and when the power came back on my external speakers will not work.The internal speakers work fine. I tested the external speakers on my iPad and iPhone but will not work again on my iMac OSX,10.7.4 When I do plug them in to to out put jack where they were it does hum both putting them in and taking them out. Any suggestions
Thanks Mark

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

Sounds like the power outage may have caused some hardware damage.

-What model Mac is it?
-Have you tried using headphones? Same result?

C

 

[markedward]

C
Its a Mac OSX. Yes I tried the headphones and they don't work either. Do you think the outage could have done that and is it repairable ?

 

[Cory Cooper]

Yes, the outage could have spiked through the Mac and damaged the board.

As for cost, it depends on whether the MLB has the sound ports built-in or if it a separate board. Also depends on the exact model. I assume it is an iMac? How old is it?

You could try powering it off, unplugging everything for 15-30 mins, then powering it back up again. Probably won't help, but it's worth a shot.

C