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PowerBook audio balance drifts to the left
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Ulrich Kinbote
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Feb 28, 2006, 12:02 AM
 
My PowerBook audio balance keeps drifting to the left.

I can't be sure how quickly, but about once a month it is noticeable enough -- I'm using peripheral speakers -- for me to go into preferences and center it.

Is there a fix for this problem or do I just have to keep correcting it manually?
     
macanon
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Feb 28, 2006, 01:41 AM
 
Seems to be a ton on google about this. Wasn't there a class action lawsuit going or something of that sort?
     
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Feb 28, 2006, 01:42 AM
 
It happened to a few people as well, myself included. I don't know what causes it. It seems to be less frequent with 10.4.x.
     
seanc
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Feb 28, 2006, 04:23 AM
 
My iBook used to do that, and I haven't noticed it since 10.4.5
     
macintologist
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Feb 28, 2006, 04:29 AM
 
My PB 12" used to do that too but I think since Tiger, like say 10.4.2 or something it hasn't been doing it at all.

It was damned annoying though.
     
theokandroid
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Feb 28, 2006, 04:34 AM
 
I thought it was just software, but it definately happens to me a lot, more often than one a month and man does it piss me off,
     
dndog
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Feb 28, 2006, 08:01 PM
 
With my old powerbook, it would continually do that at random intervals. Good luck finding a solution...I don't think there are any (or apple would have supplied us with an update patch).
(sold)12" 1.33ghz iBook G4 512mb Ram [my first osx mac, way too slow]
(sold)15" 1.67ghz 1gig Ram Powerbook [I need more power a.k.a. Macbook]
15" 1.83ghz 1gig Ram MacBook Pro
     
   
 
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