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    External Mic Does Not Work in bootcamp or mac!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by tianh, Jan 11, 2008.

  1. tianh

    tianh Notebook Consultant

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    My hands free mic that came with my icemats, www.steelseries.com does not work in both mac and bootcamp. Can someone help me fix this problem? Also where can I download the latest realtek drivers, I think that this will fix my problems!



    Thanks!
     
    tianh, Jan 11, 2008
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  2. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    i think its because mbp uses line in, and not mic in (so i heard) so you need get a mic booster type thing.

    not sure about normal macbook though, and i could be wrong.
     
    sulkorp, Jan 12, 2008
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    drpoi Notebook Guru

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    MBPs don't have powered mic jacks. you'll need either a powered mic or a USB one.
     
    Syrc, Jan 12, 2008
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  5. tianh

    tianh Notebook Consultant

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    a powered mic?


    what about imic that good looks like a good solution!
     
    tianh, Jan 12, 2008
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    drpoi Notebook Guru

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    As I said, it works fine with me, as you can plug any mini-jack mic you have and also your headphones. It's cheap and small and doesn't need any config. You'll only need to tell the software you're using it with the audio ports it has to use are actually the iMic (it will appear automatically in the audio setup menu window in Skype, etc).

    DrPoi
     
    drpoi, Jan 12, 2008
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