Mic in my MBP on El Capitan does not work

I am running a Mac Mini (early 2009) on El Capitan. In trying to connect to Zoom I found that the Mic does not work. I opened Preferences, Sound and Input and verified that the mic is not working. I also went to Preferences, opened Security & Privacy, and found that the mic is not shown in the left pane. Will apprecite your insights to solve this problem

Mac mini, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jun 2, 2023 8:20 AM

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den.thed

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Jun 2, 2023 9:42 AM in response to Lucar21

Mac mini’s do not have internal microphones.

You need to use the microphone in a USB web camera or get and use a USB microphone.

Lucar21 Author

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Jun 2, 2023 11:10 AM in response to den.thed

Many thanks for the useful reply. I will get a USB camera with mic or a USB mic as suggested.

den.thed

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Jun 2, 2023 1:27 PM in response to Lucar21

You’re welcome.

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