Geordie, I suppose you're referring to the oroginal HK Soundsticks (USB based). If you lose sound again, try both: 1. Changing the USB port(s) on your Cube or Apple LCD Display 2. Open Audio MIDI Setup located in Applications>Utilities and change the Default Output and System Output sources on the fly. See if sound comes back. Yeah I know, Cubes are a little bit flaky concerning audio. Good luck, LM >>>geordiep at blueyonder.co.uk 12/22/05 4:07 pm >>> Well, my Cube (10.4.3, 1.5Gb, PL1.2GHz, 120Gb HD, Flashed Radeon 7000) with HK Soundsticks keeps losing it's system beep - no sound when using the volume keys on the keyboard. I have to restart it it to get it back - any ideas what's causing this? The Soundsticks are plugged directly into the cube by the way. Not really a reson to buy new, but something to keep the list going perhaps! Cheers Geordie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/cube/attachments/20051222/f509b184/attachment.html