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Apple Silences Mac OS X 10.4.10 Popping Sounds
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  by Adam C. Engst <ace@tidbits.com>
  article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9068>

  If you installed Mac OS X 10.4.10 before 02-Jul-07, you probably got
  version 1.0 of the update, which caused some Intel-based Macs with
  external speakers to experience "popping" sounds. PowerPC-based Macs
  weren't affected. (For details on what was fixed in Mac OS X
  10.4.10, see "Mac OS X 10.4.10 Released," 2007-06-25.)

<http://db.tidbits.com/article/9047>

  Apple has now released a variety of updates to address this annoying
  problem. If you haven't yet installed the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update on
  an Intel-based Mac, you'll now see a fixed version 1.1 in Software
  Update; it's also available as a standalone download in both delta
  (72 MB) and combo (297 MB) forms. Those who have already installed
  Mac OS X 10.4.10 will instead see Audio Update 2007-001 in Software
  Update; it too is available as a 660K standalone download.

<http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10410updatev11intel.html>
<http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10410comboupdatev11intel.html>
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305840>
<http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/audioupdate2007001.html>



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