[UniMacTech] Disable iMac internal speakers?

[David Hamono]

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On 19/03/2008, at 2:31 PM, Mark Szota wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Is there a way to disable an Intel iMacs / Mac Mini's internal  
> speakers, such that all audio output goes through the headphone  
> jack? Given most of our Macs are in a classroom environment it  
> would be nice if the internal speakers were turned off at all  
> times, such that if students did want to hear audio output they  
> would have to plug in headphones first.
>
> From what I've discovered via google, the only way seems to be  
> plugging in some kind of "jack" into the headphone output that  
> fools the Mac into thinking headphones are connected, thus it  
> disables the speakers straight away. Whilst this a cheap and nasty  
> fix, it's not particularly foolproof.
>
> Any better ideas?
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
> -- 
> Mark Szota
>
> Campus IT Co-ordinator
> Berwick School of IT
> Monash University
> Clyde Road, Berwick, Victoria, Australia, 3806
>
> Tel: +61 3 9904 7122
> email: Mark.Szota at infotech.monash.edu.au
>
>
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David Hamono
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