Intermittent audio playback

[costellographics2]

Runnnin OS 10.5.8
15" Titanium powerbook

This is driving me crazy! My audio plays intermittently with every program, itunes, quicktime etc.,
I have an external HD that runs OS 10.4.3. This works fine. Any suggestions how to fix this so I can enjoy itunes on the 10.5.8 system?
Thanks!

 

[Kaveman]

Check Activity Monitor for CPU usage.

or It could be a hardware problem, does the same problem happen with the sound going out the headphone port?

 

[costellographics2]

Not CPU usage, happens when nothing else is running. Not hardware (audio port). Happens with ext. speakers, headphones and internal speakers. But this doesn't happen when I start up from 10.4.3 ext. HD. Everything is normal. Go figure!

 

[costellographics2]

Check Activity Monitor for CPU usage.

or It could be a hardware problem, does the same problem happen with the sound going out the headphone port?

Sound plays intermittently through external speakers, the powerbooks internal speakers, doesn't matter. I think it's the version of iTunes. (My external drive runs 10.4.3 which works fine.) How do I go back to and install an earlier version of iTunes?
Thanks!

 

[Spawn_Dooley]

Downgrading to a previous version of iTunes is a hassle. You need the iTunes version and Pacifist.app and must be very diligent.

 

[S.O.S]

I am having a problem with my audio as well. When I play a video, youtube, netflix, itunes, everything really, the video freezes and I hear two soft clicking noises. The video plays for another few seconds and once again, the two clicking noises pause the video. This has made watching anything with video and sound impossible on my laptop. Please help! Here are the specifics about my laptop:
processor: 2.1 GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory: 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook

Model Identifier: MacBook4,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 1 GB

Bus Speed: 800 MHz

Boot ROM Version: MB41.00C1.B00

SMC Version (system): 1.31f1

Serial Number (system): W8820B8N0P0

Hardware UUID: 5D9F2142-D49B-5628-BE41-514535BB98BA

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled